Question

int sum0 = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
    sum0 += i;
}

int sum1 = Enumerable.Range(0, 10).Sum();
int sum2 = Enumerable.Range(0, 10).Aggregate((x, y) => x + y);
int sum3 = Enumerable.Range(0, 10).Aggregate(0, (x, y) => x + y);

All of the above 4 expressions are doing the same thing: find sum from 0 to 10. I understand the calculation of sum0 and sum1. But what are sum2 and sum3? Why the lambda uses two parameters (x, y) here?

Answer 1

Expanding on bdukes’ answer, the lambda takes

( x = [value of last lambda expression], y = [next value] ) => x+y

and sum3 allows you to set the initial x value.