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Accumulator variable

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A variable that is initialized and then incremented or decremented to count or sum values during iteration.

AP course connection

Topic 2.8: 2.8 For Loops

Unit 2

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