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Clarified + in addition and concatenation (#21433)

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Distinguished `+` function (arithmetic versus concatenation) when dealing with different data types (number versus string).
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@ -9,9 +9,21 @@ JavaScript provides five arithmetic operators: `+`, `-`, `*`, `/` and `%`. The o
`a + b` `a + b`
**Caution**
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The `+` serves as an arithmetic operator and for concatenating strings. Take extra caution when dealing with numbers versus string data types.
If `a` and `b` data types are both numbers, their value will add.
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If `a` is a number and `"b"` is a string, their value will concatenate into a string.
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If `"a"` and `"b"` are both strings, their value will concatenate into a string.
**Usage** **Usage**
2 + 3 // returns 5 2 + 3 // returns 5
5 + "3" // returns "53"
"10" + "40" // returns "1040"
true + 2 // interprets true as 1 and returns 3 true + 2 // interprets true as 1 and returns 3
false + 5 // interprets false as 0 and returns 5 false + 5 // interprets false as 0 and returns 5
true + "bar" // concatenates the boolean value and returns "truebar" true + "bar" // concatenates the boolean value and returns "truebar"