Difference between arguments and parameters

Hi all.
Most people use arguments and parameters interchangeably.
But technically they are not the same.

What are arguments?

In simple words:

• arguments are data/values that are passed to a function when you call it.

# define the function def add(a, b): ...add the values # call the function add(2, 4) # 2 and 4 are the arguments. # they are the values the function will manipulate. 

What are parameters?

In simple words:

• parameters are dummy names you pass/give a function when you are defining it.

# Example in python def add(a, b): ...add the values # a and b are the parameters for the function # they just acts as a placeholder. 

Conclusion

If I might have missed anything, please leave a comment and help me learn from you.
Thanks for reading!!