variable name
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvariableandname
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variable
adjective
uk/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
likely to ...
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name
noun
uk/neɪm/us/neɪm/
the word or words that a person, thing, or place is ...
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(Definition ofvariableandnamefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Note that we never need -conversions in the reductions above, although the samevariablenamemay occur several times in the term being reduced.
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A function closure consists of the bindingvariablename, function body and a pointer to the enclosing environment.
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As implied by thevariablename, these are the experiences that previous literature has identified as most likely to have long-lasting negative impact.
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This function also illustrates that the same identifier (here vars) can be used both as a field name and as the corresponding patternvariablename.
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The latter are variables that will get a value when a tuple is retrieved, and are distinguished by a '!' before thevariablename.
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Current domains are shown in square brackets under eachvariablename.
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The numeral at the end of eachvariablenameindicates the grade in which it was measured.
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The environment consists of frames, each containing avariablename, value and a link pointer to the parent frame.
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A leading underscore in avariablenameis typically used to indicate that the variable has only a single use.
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During the compilation of rules and the lexicon, each unique feature, constant orvariablenamebecomes a new entry in a symbol table.
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For clarity, when specifying statistical models that include time-varying predictors, we include a parenthetical t in thevariablenameto distinguish time-varying predictors from their time-invariant cousins.
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The columns show what proportion of binders required zero, one, two, 3-9 and 10 or more attempts, to find avariablenamethat was not already in scope.
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There are both global and local variables, and they are referred to with a dollar sign in front of thevariablename, for example $myvar.
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The first 31 characters of avariablenameare significant.
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Globals are used exactly like ordinary variables, but with the caret character prefixed to thevariablename.
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A numeric value is assigned to the firstvariablename.
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A view is defined by giving a name to such an expression, such that the name can subsequently be used as avariablename.
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To create a variable, we create a key (thevariablename), to which we associate a value.
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They are usually referenced by putting special symbols in front of or around thevariablename.
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