Glossary term
What is variable?
In Apex Flow Academy, "variable" means: A name that points to a value, so you can use the value again and change it later. It is taught in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive and Java for Complete Beginners. Related terms include comment, int and float, string and boolean.
- 3 courses teach it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is variable?
A name that points to a value, so you can use the value again and change it later. (From Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work. 2 other courses define it for their own subject, so each definition follows.)
What does variable mean in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work?
A name that points to a value, so you can use the value again and change it later.
What does variable mean in JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive?
A name attached to a value, so you can use and change the value later.
What does variable mean in Java for Complete Beginners?
A named place that holds one value, such as a page count.
Where is variable taught?
variable is defined in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive and Java for Complete Beginners.
Python From Zero: Write Programs That WorkJavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come AliveJava for Complete Beginners
Which lessons cover variable?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, lesson 1.2: Variables and Input: Store What You Type
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive, lesson 1.2: Store values in variables
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 1.3: Variables and Numbers
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 3.1: Methods: Name a Job Once, Use It Anywhere
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 5.2: Interfaces and Polymorphism
Which terms are related to variable?
Next to variable in the course glossaries: comment, int and float, string, boolean, function, tuple, directory, loop, Script file and Value.
commentint and floatstringbooleanfunctiontupledirectoryloopScript fileValue
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn variable?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work: No programming experience is needed.
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive: No prior programming and no CSS knowledge are needed; the style sheet you need is given to you.
- Java for Complete Beginners: No programming experience is needed.