In general, variables are of two types:
- Quantitative variable: It is a variable representing a measurement that is quantified by a numeric value. Some examples of quantitative variables are:
- A variable representing the age of a girl called Huan (Age_Huan). In September of 2017, the variable representing her age contained the value 24. Next year, one year later, that variable would be the number 1 (arithmetically) added to her current age.
- The variable representing the number of planets in the solar system (Planet_Number). Currently, pending the discovery of any new planets in the future, this variable contains the number 12. If scientists found a new celestial body tomorrow that they think qualifies to be a planet, ...