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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's no ISO standardized definition for variable. People use that word with all kinds of meaning.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Waaaait a minute... isn't it called a variable because the contents are, you know, variable?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

It started as a variable, then ended as a constant.