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I program in Java, C and Python.
The rule for automatic coercions among arithmetic types have been
augmented to handle the richer set of types
Source: "The C Programming Language"
But what does "coercion" mean? The answers say it’s like type conversion and implicit casts and implicit type conversions and called autoboxing where I read it.
What is the difference between autoboxing and coercion?
Coercion is another name for an implicit type cast, i.e. one mandated by the language rules, and not explicitly added by the programmer.