free variable

== English == === Noun === free variable (plural free variables) (programming) A variable that is not bound to a storage location. (mathematics, logic) 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). ==== Antonyms ==== bound variable ==== Related terms ==== scope ==== Translations ====