Definition of "free variable" [free variable]

• A variable that is not bound to a storage location. (noun)
• 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). (noun)

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