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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(logic) A symbol or string of symbols belonging to a metalanguage and standing for elements of some object language..
The pragmatic process of substitution requires some given context to provide an appropriate substituend for a metavariable projected by a pronoun.
If it is a programming language, it will almost always have its own notion of variables, and hence the distinction between object-language variables and metavariables is useful.
Use metavariable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metavariable means (logic) A symbol or string of symbols belonging to a metalanguage and standing for elements of some object language..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The pragmatic process of substitution requires some given context to provide an appropriate substituend for a metavariable projected by a pronoun.
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