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## Overview
The **concatenation of elements** in R is simply a way of joining two or more elements. To join multiple elements in R, we use the **``paste()`` function**.

> The `paste()` function adds a space between the concatenated elements. The subsequent sections illustrate this.

## Text and variable concatenation
We use the ``paste()`` function to combine both a text and a variable in R.
## Code


name <- 'Theo'

paste('my name is', name)


> We see that the `paste()` function concatenates elements and also adds a space between the concatenated elements.

## The concatenation of two variables
To concatenate two variables in R, we use the `paste()` function and **``,``**. 
## Code


name <- 'Theo'
age <- 20

paste(name, age)

## The concatenation of numbers
We use the `paste()` function to join numbers in R too.

It is worth noting that the numbers can be first converted to a string using the `as.character()` function.  Then the `paste()` function concatenates them.
## Code

a <- as.character(10)
b <- as.character(20)

paste(a, b)

## Explanation 
We convert the numeric objects to a string character using the `as.character()` method in the code above.

>Note: Trying to join a number and a text(string) variable in ``R`` will return an error message.

Take a look at the code below:
## Code

name <- 'Theo'
age <- 20

age + name 


What is the paste() function in R?

The paste() function in R concatenates elements with spaces, combining text, variables, and numbers, which require conversion to strings using as.character().