>>In mathematics, the word 'variable' is generally an undefined meta-term >>that is *notorious* for having multiple possible meanings and shades of >>meaning. One mathematician/linguist once claimed to have discerned >>somewhere around 15 different meanings and shades thereof. <SNIP> >> > What is his/her name?
Wish I could remember but this was some decades ago. But you should be able to think a few yourself. Terry J. Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
