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The term 'variable' is from mathematics. As others have said, the values of variables do vary but they do not mutate.
by garethrowlands 11mo ago
The term 'variable' is from mathematics. As others have said, the values of variables do vary but they do not mutate.
- astrobe_ 11mo agoYes, and math has the notion of "free variable" and "bound variable" [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_variables_and_bound_variables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_variables_and_bound_varia...
- 1-more 11mo agoThey are often called bindings, not variables, so as to make it clear that they are just a name for a thing that will not change.