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Data Races and Race Conditions

A data race occurs when two or more threads access the same memory location concurrently, at least one access is a write, and there's no synchronization between them. Data races cause undefined behavior.

Undefined Behavior

Undefined Behavior (UB) occurs when the C++ standard places no requirements on what happens in a given situation. The program may crash, produce incorrect results, or appear to work correctly—there are no guarantees.