loopvariable

noun

UK /ˈluːp ˈveəriəbl/

US /ˈluːp ˈveriəbl/

A loop variable is a name that keeps track of which step you are on in a repeating set of steps.

In the loop, the loop variable i goes from 1 to 10, one number at a time.

SYNONYMS

counter index iteration variable control variable loop counter

RELATED WORDS

loop iteration for loop while loop increment

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In some programming languages, a loop variable is the variable declared in the loop header that takes each value from a sequence.

The for loop variable item takes each fruit in the list in turn.

3. A loop variable can also mean a variable whose value changes each time the loop body runs.

The loop variable total grows by one every time the loop repeats.

4. In mathematics, a loop variable is a dummy variable used to write a repeated sum or product.

In the sum, k is just a loop variable, so its name does not matter.