TypeScript: If TypeScript doesn't have enough information around the declaration site to infer what a variable type should be, what type does the variable get?

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If TypeScript doesn't have enough information around the declaration site to infer what a variable type should be, what type does the variable get?

Kate W · Accepted Answer

any, the most flexible type (the normal way JS variables work)

If TypeScript doesn't have enough information around the declaration site to infer what a variable type should be, what type does the variable get?