In a procedure: Why are names called variables

Question:In a procedure: Why are names called variables

Posted: C_R 3622 Product: Maple

2 hours ago

Just for my understanding:

I have read ?procedure and noticed that the term variable is used as a synonym for the term name.

Otherwise Maple uses the term variable more in a mathematical sense and the term name to refer to an expression.

Is this to make the help page easier to read or to use jargon familiar from other programming languages?

This use of vocabulary must be intentional. However I do not fully understand this subtle difference.

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