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It can represent anything that you want - provided that you define it as such. Here are some examples:

Algebra: it could represent a typical element in the set of rational numbers.

Geometry: In the Cartesian plane (or space), it could represent the ordinate (second coordinate) of a point.

Probability: It could represent the probability of the complement of a given event - particularly for the binomial distribution.

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It can be for anything you want it to be - provided you define it as such.

For example, in the coordinate plane it can represent the ordinate of a given point. In probability it can represent the probability of the complement of a given event (particularly for the binomial distribution), in geometry it can represent the side opposite the angle Q in a triangle named as PQR.

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"q", or any other variable, can stand for any number you want; or it can represent an unknown quantity which has to be calculated.

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