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 The <dfn>conditional operator</dfn>, also called the <dfn>ternary operator</dfn>, can be used as a one line if-else expression.
 The syntax is:
-<code>condition ? statement-if-true : statement-if-false;</code>
+<code>condition ? expression-if-true : expression-if-false;</code>
 The following function uses an if-else statement to check a condition:
 
 ```js