fixedvariable
nounUK /fɪkst ˈveəriəbl/
US /fɪkst ˈveriəbl/
A fixed variable is a number in math that stays the same and never changes.
In the equation, the fixed variable was always 5, no matter what else changed.
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2. In computing, a value set once at the start of a program and not changed afterward.
The programmer stored the screen width as a fixed variable so it would not change.
3. In science experiments, a factor that is kept the same for every trial.
The temperature was a fixed variable during the whole experiment.
4. A quantity in a formula that is treated as constant for a particular calculation.
The tax rate acted as a fixed variable in the budget formula.