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Is there a clean distinction between the two concepts cast and convert (concerning the type of an object), or are these two words describing exactly the same? How about languages other than C++, Python and Java? EDIT: What if the types in question are primitive types, like int to float?

The question came up in a discussion at StackOverflow.

Is there a clean distinction between the two concepts cast and convert (concerning the type of an object), or are these two words describing exactly the same? How about languages other than C++, Python and Java? EDIT: What if the types in question are primitive types, like int to float?

The question came up in a discussion at StackOverflow.

Is there a clean distinction between the two concepts cast and convert (concerning the type of an object), or are these two words describing exactly the same? How about languages other than C++, Python and Java? What if the types in question are primitive types, like int to float?

The question came up in a discussion at StackOverflow.

Is there a clean distinction between the two concepts cast and convert (concerning the type of an object), or are these two words describing exactly the same? How about languages other than C++, Python and Java? EDIT: What if the types in question are primitive types, like int to float?

The question came up in a discussion at StackOverflow.

Is there a clean distinction between the two concepts cast and convert (concerning the type of an object), or are these two words describing exactly the same? How about languages other than C++, Python and Java?

The question came up in a discussion at StackOverflow.

Is there a clean distinction between the two concepts cast and convert (concerning the type of an object), or are these two words describing exactly the same? How about languages other than C++, Python and Java? What if the types in question are primitive types, like int to float?