<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Explain what the "continue" statement does.
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<|im_start|>assistant
The "continue" statement is used to skip the current iteration of a loop and continue with the next iteration. It is commonly used to ignore certain items in a list or when the program should take a different action based on a particular condition.<|im_end|>
