Variables

[Richard Blackwood]

Terry Reedy wrote:

>"Richard Blackwood" <richardblackwood at cloudthunder.com> wrote in message 
>news:426B083A.70104 at cloudthunder.com...
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>>Indeed, this language is math.
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>In mathematics, the word 'variable' is generally an undefined meta-term 
>that is *notorious* for having multiple possible meanings and shades of 
>meaning.  One mathematician/linguist once claimed to have discerned 
>somewhere around 15 different meanings and shades thereof. <SNIP>
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What is his/her name?