Meanings
nounfree variable (plural free variables)
plural free variables
- human sciencesA 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).
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
Bulgarian свободна променлива, свободна променлива
- свободна променлива (svobodna promenliva)variable that is not bound to a storage location
- свободна променлива (svobodna promenliva)in logic
Chinese Mandarin 自由變量 /自由变量, 自由變數 /自由变数
- 自由變量 /自由变量 (zìyóu biànliàng)variable that is not bound to a storage location
- 自由變數 /自由变数 (zìyóu biànshù)variable that is not bound to a storage location
Czech volná proměnná, volná proměnná
- volná proměnnávariable that is not bound to a storage location
- volná proměnnáin logic
French variable libre
- variable librevariable that is not bound to a storage location
German freie Variable
- freie Variablevariable that is not bound to a storage location
Greek ελεύθερη μεταβλητή
- ελεύθερη μεταβλητή (eléftheri metavlití)variable that is not bound to a storage location
Japanese 自由変数, 自由変項
- 自由変数 (jiyū hensū)variable that is not bound to a storage location
- 自由変項 (jiyū henkō)variable that is not bound to a storage location
Russian свобо́дная переме́нная
- свобо́дная переме́нная (svobódnaja pereménnaja)variable that is not bound to a storage location
Tagalog malayang aligin
- malayang aliginvariable that is not bound to a storage location
Cite this entry
APA
free variable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20variable
MLA
“free variable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20variable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free variable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20variable.
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