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In computer programming, a variable which is not defined in the local scope

In programming language theory, a non-local variable is a variable that is not defined in the local scope. While the term can refer to global variables, it is primarily used in the context of nested and anonymous functions where some variables can be in neither the local nor the global scope. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Thermodiffusion Waves of Mechanical Ramp Non-Local Excited Semiconductor Medium with Variable Thermal ConductivityInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Advances in non-Archimedean analysisThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Harnack inequalities for non-local operators of variable orderCited 98 times
  5. Go sideways: Variable shadowingA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Closure (computer programming)A closely related topic

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