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    "# Comparisons\n",
    "\n",
    "Boolean values most often arise from comparison operators. Python includes a variety of operators that compare values. For example, `3` is larger than `1 + 1`."
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    "The value `True` indicates that the comparison is valid; Python has confirmed this simple fact about the relationship between `3` and `1+1`. The full set of common comparison operators are listed below.\n",
    "\n",
    "| Comparison         | Operator | True example | False Example |\n",
    "|--------------------|----------|--------------|---------------|\n",
    "| Less than          | <        | 2 < 3        | 2 < 2         |\n",
    "| Greater than       | >        | 3>2          | 3>3           |\n",
    "| Less than or equal | <=       | 2 <= 2       | 3 <= 2        |\n",
    "| Greater or equal   | >=       | 3 >= 3       | 2 >= 3        |\n",
    "| Equal              | ==       | 3 == 3       | 3 == 2        |\n",
    "| Not equal          | !=       | 3 != 2       | 2 != 2        |"
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    "An expression can contain multiple comparisons, and they all must hold in order for the whole expression to be `True`. For example, we can express that `1+1` is between `1` and `3` using the following expression."
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    "The average of two numbers is always between the smaller number and the larger number. We express this relationship for the numbers `x` and `y` below. You can try different values of `x` and `y` to confirm this relationship."
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    "x = 12\n",
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    "Strings can also be compared, and their order is alphabetical. A shorter string is less than a longer string that begins with the shorter string."
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