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 ### Alternative default parameters
 
-Sometimes it makes sense to assign default values for parameters not in the function declaration, but at a later stage.
+Sometimes it makes sense to assign default values for parameters at a later stage after the function declaration.
 
 We can check if the parameter is passed during the function execution, by comparing it with `undefined`: