# Lexical scoping

Before one can make an intuition of closures in JavaScript, it's important to first get the hang of the term '**_lexical environment_**'. In simple words, the lexical environment for a function `f` simply refers to the environment enclosing that function's definition in the source code.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

- [What is a lexical environment? - JavaScript - CodeGuage](https://www.codeguage.com/courses/js/functions-closures#What_is_a_lexical_environment)
- [Lexical scoping - JavaScript - MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Closures#lexical_scoping)
- [Lexical Scope in JavaScript – What Exactly Is Scope in JS?](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/javascript-lexical-scope-tutorial/)