resultvariable
nounUK /rɪˈzʌlt ˈveəriəbl/
US /rɪˈzʌlt ˈveriəbl/
A result variable is a special box in a computer program that holds the answer after the program does its work.
After adding the two numbers, the program saved the total in the result variable.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In math, a result variable is a letter that stands for the answer to a problem.
In the equation x + 3 = 7, x is the result variable that equals 4.
3. In science experiments, a result variable is the thing you measure at the end to see what happened.
The plant's height was the result variable we measured after two weeks.
4. In a spreadsheet, a result variable is a cell that shows the final number from a formula.
Cell B10 is the result variable that adds up all the scores.