Reference a Previous Result

If you want to do a calculation that requires many steps, you may wish to break down those steps into separate statements. To achieve that, you can store intermediary values in variables, like this:

Alternatively, in the Deci language, you can refer to the previous value using the special variable _, eliminating the need for explicit variable names:

Using _ as the variable may make the code less readable, but it saves you from creating and typing temporary variable names.