I agree, although there is a long tradition of terrible naming in the sciences. One of the most boring and yet egregious examples imo is "Random Variable". So

I agree, although there is a long tradition of terrible naming in the sciences. One of the most boring and yet egregious examples imo is "Random Variable". So named because - they aren't random and - they aren't variables.[1] A "random variable" is actually a measurable deterministic function from the set of possible outcomes of some experiment to the real numbers. But you can see why the name "random variable" is confusing to people. [1] https://cyril9227.github.io/random-variables/ https://cyril9227.github.io/random-variables/ and elsewhere.