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free variable

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
free -vari-able
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variable that is not bound to a storage location.

noun

A variable (occurring within some expression or well-formed formula) which is not bound by a quantifier or analogous symbol (such as a lambda abstractor, the "differential d" near the end of an integral or differential form, or a summation symbol).

Inflected Forms

free variables (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scope

Antonyms

bound variable

Questions

What does free variable mean?
A variable that is not bound to a storage location.

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