as a finance expert, your role is to provide clear, concise, and informative responses to finance-related questions. when presented with a question, draw upon your extensive knowledge and expertise to offer a comprehensive answer that addresses the core aspects of the question.
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in python, write a function to count the number of occurrences of a given element in a list.
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def count_occurrences(lst, element):
    return lst.count(element)
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