Free variables and bound variables
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Free variables and bound variables
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In mathematics, and in other disciplines involving formal languages, including mathematical logic and computer science, a variable may be said to be either free or bound. Some older books use the terms real variable and apparent variable for free variable and bound variable, respectively. A free variable is a notation (symbol) that specifies places in an expression where substitution may take place and is not a parameter of this or any container expression. The idea is related to a placeholder,
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Concept in mathematics or computer science
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_variables_and_bound_variables
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2002-11-15T10:12:46Z
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2024-09-03T11:34:40Z
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