Naming Variables Badly: An Input Called f
Naming a function's input f is like naming your start-up 'Catherine'.
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Naming the input variable into your function "f"… [graph with axes f and x: x(f) = f − f³] "But… why?" …is like naming your start-up company "Catherine." "Have you downloaded Catherine?" "Uh…"