Computing Dictionary
bound variable definition
1. A bound variable or
formal argument in a function definition is replaced by the
actual argument when the function is applied. In the
lambda abstraction \ x . M
x is the bound variable. However, x is a
free variable of the term M when M is considered on its own. M is the
scope of the binding of x.
2. In logic a bound variable is a quantified variable. See
quantifier.
