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undefined ReferenceError Both 'var' and 'let' are hoisted to the top, BUT... 👉 var a is hoisted (declared at the top of its scope), but its assignment (= 10) is not. 👉 let is hoisted too, but it’s in the Temporal Dead Zone (TDZ) until the declaration line runs.