Hey @tom correct me if I wrong in my code snippet.
php
$a; $a = $a + 'my number is 57'; echo $a;
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$a; $a = $a + 'my number is 57'; echo $a;
Warning: Undefined variable $a Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Unsupported operand types: null + string
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