Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 years agoThe temptation is always therelemmy.worldimagemessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up11.06Karrow-down139
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minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down3·2 years agoThere’s no ISO standardized definition for variable. People use that word with all kinds of meaning.
minus-squaredrcouzelis@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 years agoWaaaait a minute… isn’t it called a variable because the contents are, you know, variable?
minus-squareBassTurd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIt started as a variable, then ended as a constant.
minus-squareYen@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoThis is needlessly obtuse. The definition of the word is that it’s non-constant. There isn’t an ISO definition of the word no, but there are many reputable dictionaries out there that will serve as an alternative.
There’s no ISO standardized definition for variable. People use that word with all kinds of meaning.
Waaaait a minute… isn’t it called a variable because the contents are, you know, variable?
It started as a variable, then ended as a constant.
This is needlessly obtuse. The definition of the word is that it’s non-constant. There isn’t an ISO definition of the word no, but there are many reputable dictionaries out there that will serve as an alternative.