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The **`array.drop()`** method in Ruby removes the first `n` numbers of elements in an array.

`array.drop()` returns an array that contains the remaining elements. If the `n` number of elements passed to this method is negative, an error will be thrown.

>Unlike other methods that permanently change or alter the original array, the `drop()` method leaves the original array as it was before the function call.

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#  Syntax

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```ruby
array.drop(n)
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## Parameters

* **`n`**: The first `n` number of elements you want to remove from the array.

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## Return value

The return value is a new array that contains the remaining elements that were not removed.

# create arrays
arr1 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
arr2 = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]
arr3 = ["Ruby", "Java", "JavaScript", "Python"]
arr4 = ["1ab", "2cd", "3ef", "4gh", "5ij"]
arr5 = [nil, "nil", "true", "false", true]

# drop some elements
a = arr1.drop(2)
b = arr2.drop(4)
c = arr3.drop(0)
d = arr4.drop(2)
e = arr5.drop(2)

# print out returned values
puts "#{a}"
puts "#{b}"
puts "#{c}"
puts "#{d}"
puts "#{e}"

What is array.drop() in Ruby?

Removes the first n elements from an array, returning the remaining elements while leaving the original array unchanged.