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Calling same function also gets new local namespace.
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The actual parameters (arguments) to a function call are introduced in the local
symbol table of the called function when it is called; thus, arguments are
passed using *call by value* (where the *value* is always an object *reference*,
not the value of the object). [#]_ When a function calls another function, a new
not the value of the object). [#]_ When a function calls another function,
or calls itself recursively, a new
local symbol table is created for that call.
A function definition associates the function name with the function object in