We've seen how for...of loops work with arrays. But what if we don't have an array and just want to repeat something a specific number of times, like 5 times?

For this, JavaScript has another, more traditional, for loop.

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The traditional for loop uses a counter to keep track of the repetitions. It looks a bit more complex, but it gives you precise control over how many times the loop runs.

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How might you tell a friend to clap their hands 3 times, by counting?

This for loop has three parts inside its parentheses, separated by semicolons:

1. Initialization: let i = 0 (start a counter i at 0).
2. Condition: i < 3 (keep looping as long as i is less than 3).
3. Final Expression: i++ (add 1 to i after each loop).

Pretty cool, right?

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Can you spot these three parts in other for loops you see?