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True or false? It is best to use the or operator when determining whether a number is inside a range.

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False. When a number is inside an interval (a,b)(a,b), it's best to use the condition a < var and var < b\texttt{a < var and var < b}.

When testing whether a number is outside\textit{outside} an interval [a,b][a,b], then the best way is to use an or\texttt{or} statement: var < a or b < var\texttt{var < a or b < var}.

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