bound variable
baʊnd ˈvɛriəbəl
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Definition of bound variable - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
technologyTECH.variable with an assigned value or storage locationTECH.
  • The bound variable holds the user's input data.
2.
mathematicsTECH.variable quantified by a quantifier in expressionsTECH.
  • In the equation, x is a bound variable.
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Expressions with bound

bound toadj.
certain or likely to happen
With those dark clouds, it's bound to rain soon.
bound to doadj.
certain to happen or occur
With no practice, you're bound to do badly.
bound to happenadj.
certain to occur due to circumstances
With all the delays, a late arrival was bound to happen.
be bound up inv.
be very involved or absorbed in something
She is bound up in her work these days.
bound and determinedadj.
very determined to do something
She was bound and determined to finish the marathon despite the pain.
bound by bloodadj.
connected through family or ancestry
They are bound by blood, sharing the same lineage.

Expressions with variable

variable as the windadj.
changing often and unpredictably
Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.
variable loadn.
amount of weight or demand that changes during use
The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.
variable-yieldadj.
producing different amounts or results over time
The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.
dummy variablen.
binary variable indicating categories in statistics
The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.
control variablen.
factor kept constant in experiments
In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.
categorical variablen.
variable with fixed categories, not numbers
A categorical variable can be color or type.
discrete variablen.
variable with countable distinct values
The number of students in a class is a discrete variable.
experimental variablen.
variable manipulated in research to test hypotheses
Researchers adjusted the experimental variable to see the outcome.
independent variablen.
variable determining the dependent variable's value
In y = f(x), x is the independent variable.
variable costn.
cost changing with production level
The variable cost increased as production ramped up.

Terms related to bound variable

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Terms with bound variable included in their meaning

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free variablen.
logic
variable not bound by a quantifier in a logical expression
free variablen.
technology
variable not bound to a storage location

Examples of bound variable in a sentence

  • Each bound variable must be declared before use.
  • The bound variable in the function was y.
  • Bound variables are crucial in lambda calculus.

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  1. French:variable liée, ...
  2. German:gebundene Variable, ...
  3. Italian:variabile vincolata, ...
  4. Spanish:variable ligada, variable acotada, ...
  5. Portuguese:variável vinculada, variável ligada, ...
  6. Chinese:绑定变量, 受限变量, ...
  7. Japanese:束縛変数, ...
  8. Arabic:مُتَغَيِّر مُقَيَّد, مُتَغَيِّر مُقَيَّد, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִשְׁתַּנֶּה קָשׁוּר, מִשְׁתַּנֶּה כָּבוּל, ...
  10. Russian:связанная переменная, квантифицированная переменная, ...
  11. Ukrainian:зв'язана змінна, квантифікована змінна, ...
  12. Hindi:बाउंड वेरिएबल, संयोजित चर, ...

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