 ##  [Variable Count](/index.php/variable-count) 

  ##  [Variable Count](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/variable-count-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

The number of distinct variables occurring in a formula or theory, where 'distinct' refers to syntactically different variable symbols; used as a simple metric of syntactic complexity and resource demand.