variable name

UK (also): /ˈveəriəbəl ˈnɑːm/

Definition

Definition of variable name - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

identifier used in code to refer to a stored data value

TECH.

Choose a clear variable name so other developers understand its purpose.

mathematics

TECH.

word letter or symbol used to label a changing quantity

TECH.

Let the variable name x represent the number of apples.

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Expressions with variable

variable as the wind

adj.

changing often and unpredictably

Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.

variable load

amount of weight or demand that changes during use

The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.

variable-yield

adj.

producing different amounts or results over time

The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.

dummy variable

binary variable indicating categories in statistics

The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.

control variable

factor kept constant in experiments

In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.

categorical variable

variable with fixed categories, not numbers

A categorical variable can be color or type.

Expressions with name

bad name

poor reputation or lack of respect

The scandal gave the company a bad name.

name after

give something the same name as another thing

The street was named after a famous musician.

household name

person or thing very well known

The Beatles are a household name in music history.

in name

adv.

only officially but not in reality

He was the leader in name, but had no real power.

have one's name on

be physically marked with someone's name

The book had his name on the cover.

have a bad name

be known by people for something negative or bad

That restaurant has a bad name for slow service.

have a name for

be called by a specific name

He has a name for his new invention.

in the name of

prep.

for the sake of someone or something

They fought in the name of freedom.

name your price

state the amount of money you want

If you really want it, name your price and I'll pay today.

put a name to

attribute a person's name to their face or voice

I couldn't put a name to his face at first.

Examples of variable name in a sentence

The bug came from reusing the same variable name in two functions.
Choose a clear variable name to make the equation easier to understand.
She changed the variable name in her code to avoid confusion.

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French:nom de variable, ...
German:Variablenname, Name der Variablen, ...
Italian:nome della variabile, nome di variabile, ...
Spanish:nombre de variable, ...
Portuguese:nome de variável, designação da variável, ...
Chinese:变量名, ...
Japanese:変数名, ...
Arabic:اسْم الْمُتَغَيِّر, اسْمُ مُتَغَيِّر, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁם מִשְׁתַּנֶּה, סִימָן מִשְׁתַּנֶּה, ...
Russian:имя переменной, обозначение переменной, ...
Ukrainian:ім'я змінної, назва змінної, ...
Hindi:वेरिएबल नाम, वेरिएबल नेम, ...
Bengali:ভেরিয়েবল নেম, চলকের নাম, ...
Catalan:nom de variable, ...
Czech:název proměnné, označení proměnné, ...
Danish:variabelnavn, ...
Dutch:variabelenaam, ...
Greek:όνομα μεταβλητής, ...
Hungarian:változónév, jelölés, ...
Khmer:ឈ្មោះអថេរ, នាមអថេរ, ...
Korean:변수 이름, ...
Persian:نام متغیر, اسم متغیر, ...
Polish:nazwa zmiennej, ...
Portuguese (BR):nome de variável, nome da variável, ...
Romanian:nume de variabilă, ...
Swedish:variabelnamn, variabelbeteckning, ...
Thai:ชื่อตัวแปร, ชื่อของตัวแปร, ...
Turkish:değişken adı, ...
Vietnamese:tên biến, ký hiệu biến, ...

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