Variables

[Kirk Job Sluder]

Richard Blackwood <richardblackwood at cloudthunder.com> writes:

> Fantastic, wikipedia deals precisely with the difference between
> variables in mathematics versus programming. However, he would never
> trust a definition from such an "unreputable" source. If you have any
> other sources I might direct him to...he maintains that the notion of
> foo being a variable where it's value is known (versus unknown) is
> illogical.

The ways in which language is used between domains is rarely logical.

-- 
Kirk Job-Sluder
"The square-jawed homunculi of Tommy Hilfinger ads make every day an
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