static variable

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meaningsofstaticandvariable

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static
adjective
uk
/ˈstæt.ɪk/
us
/ˈstæt̬.ɪk/
staying in one place without moving, or not changing for a ...
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variable
noun[C]
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/
us
/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
a number, amount, or situation that ...
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(Definition ofstaticandvariablefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, our divisions are still congruent: the value of astaticvariablecannot depend on a dynamic value.
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Moreover, the current authors treated time as astaticvariableand delineated discrete time periods for physical harm as reported by parents.
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If the variable is mutable, it will then retain its value across function calls, as with astaticvariable.
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Finally, we examined whether our developmental subgroups predicted substance dependence above and beyond three static variables frequently used in subgrouping.
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These findings suggest that a developmental approach to subgrouping may not offer incremental predictive validity beyond approaches that utilize several static variables measured retrospectively.
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Static constructors allow complexstaticvariableinitialization.
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Even reversing the order of entry, the static variables continued to contribute predictive utility above and beyond the probabilities of group membership.
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Many of the most commonly used classification schemes are based on static variables that are measured cross-sectionally.
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Social background, however, is conceived not just as a set of static variables, but also as an ongoing social process with local and global aspects.
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Static variables are initialized to zero by default by the compiler.
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To initialize a static class, or static variables in a non-static class, a static constructor must be defined.
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Since the class does not have any static variables to initialize, the initialization completes trivially.
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There is no virtual table feature in the engine, so static variables are bound with a name instead of a reference at compile time.
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Re-entrancy bugs: accidental use of static variables instead of dynamic thread memory can cause re-entrancy problems in many situations.
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Note: static variables do not change from object to object and stay the same for this given class.
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Methods and static variables of constant values can be inlined using the inline keyword.
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This means that a function built of automatic variables is reset to its initial state after being called while one with static variables may not be.
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