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Why you call xyz are variable but abc are alphabet in math?

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∙ 11y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

There is no good reason - it is purely customary. You may use any symbol to represent a variable - including characters from other alphabets. For example, in geometry and trigonometry, Greek letters are often used to represent variable angles.

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