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 Closure
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+**We have a closure in Python when:**
+* **A nested function references a value of its enclosing function, and then** 
+* **the enclosing function returns the nested function.
+
 ```python
 def get_multiplier(a):
     def out(b):
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 30
 ```
 
+* **If multiple nested functions within enclosing function reference the same value, that value gets shared.**
+
 #### Or:
 ```python
 from functools import partial