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Re: little question once again

• Posted by Greg Phillips <i.shoot at REDNECKS.COM> Sep 26, 1999
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Bernie,
You've got the right idea about what variables and constants *are*, but they
aren't both called variables.  Their names are quite literal:

variable \Va"ri*a*ble\, n. 1. That which is variable; that which varies, or is
subject to change.

constant \Con"stant\, n. 1. That which is not subject to change; that which is
invariable.

I think 'values' or even 'data holders' is more accurate than 'variables' to
describe them.

Greg Phillips

Bernie Ryan wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Sep 1999 02:18:04 GMT, Lionel Wong <eljay98 at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> >>   constants and variables are called VARIABLES
> >
> >Unfortunately, Bernie, if a constant is a variable then it's not constant
> >anymore. And if a variable is a constant then it's not variable anymore.
> >
> >I tried to think so before, but it's a paradox, cancelling itself in truth.
> >Computer terms are paradoxical puns. =)
> >
> >Thx anyway,
> >Lionel.
> >
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> Linonel
>     You still do not understand what I mean.
>     A variable is the name of the location for storing data in memory.
>     You can define a variable to contain a constant value.
>     You can define a variable to contain a changing value.
>     Both are called variables.
> Bernie

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