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An
object can store information that is a result of
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prior
operations
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That
information may determine how the object
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carries
out operations in the future
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The
collection of all information held by an object is
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the
object’s state
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An
object’s state may change over time, but not
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spontaneously
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State
changes must be the consequence of operations
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performed
on the object
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