Phrase guide

free variable

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A variable that is not bound to a storage location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A variable (occurring within some expression or well-formed formula) which is not bound by a quantifier or analogous symbol (such as a lambda abstractor, the "differential d" near the end of an integral or differential form, or a summation symbol).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: свободна променлива (svobodna promenliva) — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自由變量 /自由变量 (zìyóu biànliàng) — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自由變數 /自由变数 (zìyóu biànshù) — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Czech: volná proměnná — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • French: variable libre — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • German: freie Variable — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Greek: ελεύθερη μεταβλητή (eléftheri metavlití) — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Japanese: 自由変数 (jiyū hensū) — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Japanese: 自由変項 (jiyū henkō) — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Russian: свобо́дная переме́нная (svobódnaja pereménnaja) — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Tagalog: malayang aligin — variable that is not bound to a storage location
  • Bulgarian: свободна променлива (svobodna promenliva) — in logic
  • Czech: volná proměnná — in logic