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closures - uninitialized vs undefined
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Description
in [this article](https://javascript.info/closure), we are discussing lexical environments, and the scope of variables.
upon initialization, variables are defined as `` because "[the engine knows about the variable, but it cannot be referenced until it has been declared with `let`](https://javascript.info/closure#step-1-variables)"
later in the article, when referencing nested lexical environments in functions, a variable is initialized as `undefined`. from my understanding, this is incorrect, as the engine knows about the variable, but is not referenced yet since it hasn't been declared.
i believe that we need to change the following SVG's to reflect this change:
https://github.com/javascript-tutorial/en.javascript.info/blob/master/1-js/06-advanced-functions/03-closure/lexenv-nested-makecounter-2.svg
https://github.com/javascript-tutorial/en.javascript.info/blob/master/1-js/06-advanced-functions/03-closure/lexenv-nested-makecounter-3.svg
if this is an incorrect assumption, please help me understand why it's undefined instead of uninitialized! i'd love to learn more about how this all works.
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Start with the closure article's lexical-environment and nested-function sections, then compare the labels in lexenv-nested-makecounter-2.svg and lexenv-nested-makecounter-3.svg. Verify whether the diagrams should distinguish from undefined, and update those SVGs only if the JavaScript behavior supports the proposed correction.
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