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@9:27 -- I am trying to understand how the function split_check still works even though the first argument in the def is different than in the variable amuount_due.
```Python
def splitcheck(total, numberofpeople):
    costperperson = math.ceil(total / numberofpeople)
    return costper_person
totaldue = float(input("What is the total? "))
numberofpeople = int(input("How many people? "))
amountdue = splitcheck(totaldue, numberofpeople)

boi · Accepted Answer

You mean;
```python
def splitcheck(total, numberofpeople): 👈#Here the first parameter is "total"
    costperperson = math.ceil(total / numberofpeople)
    return costper_person
totaldue = float(input("What is the total? "))
numberofpeople = int(input("How many people? "))
amountdue = splitcheck(totaldue, numberofpeople)👈#But here when "splitcheck" function is called, the first 
                                                     #parameter has a different variable "totaldue" (this is madness)

First, you need to understand the difference betweenparametersandarguments
python
def splitcheck(total, numberofpeople): 👈#Here, there are two PARAMETERS
    costperperson = math.ceil(total / numberofpeople)
    return costper_person
totaldue = float(input("What is the total? "))
numberofpeople = int(input("How many people? "))
amountdue = splitcheck(totaldue, numberofpeople)👈#Here, two ARGUMENTS are given.
```
"Generally when people say parameter/argument they mean the same thing, but the main difference between them is that the parameter is what is declared in the function, while an argument is what is passed through when calling the function." 
```python
argument1 = "Kratos"
argument2 = "Baldur"
def function(parameter1, parameter2):
    return parameter1, parameter2
print(function(argument1, argument2))
```
Source of information;
Stack overflow (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47169033/parameter-vs-argument-python) TerryA

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