http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/43716-Formal-Parameters-In-Procedures--Why-Formal en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:16:48 GMT Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:16:48 GMT The latest answers and comments added to the Question, formal parameters in procedures - why formal? http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/43716-Formal-Parameters-In-Procedures--Why-Formal http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/43716-Formal-Parameters-In-Procedures--Why-Formal?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:formal parameters in procedures - why formal?:Comments#answer80698 As it is said in the <a href="http://crasseux.com/books/ctutorial/Actual-parameters-and-formal-parameters.html">gcc tutorial</a>, <ul> <li><em>Actual parameters</em> are parameters as they appear in function calls.</li> <li><em>Formal parameters</em> are parameters as they appear in function declarations.</li></ul> As it is said in the <a href="http://crasseux.com/books/ctutorial/Actual-parameters-and-formal-parameters.html">gcc tutorial</a>, <ul> <li><em>Actual parameters</em> are parameters as they appear in function calls.</li> <li><em>Formal parameters</em> are parameters as they appear in function declarations.</li></ul> 80698 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:39:39 Z alec alec http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/43716-Formal-Parameters-In-Procedures--Why-Formal?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:formal parameters in procedures - why formal?:Comments#answer80697 See the heading "computer science" on this Wikipedia page... <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parameters"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parameters</A> --- G A Edgar See the heading "computer science" on this Wikipedia page... <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parameters"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parameters</A> --- G A Edgar 80697 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:42:31 Z edgar edgar http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/43716-Formal-Parameters-In-Procedures--Why-Formal?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:formal parameters in procedures - why formal?:Comments#comment86887 There is, so for as I can tell, no consensus on the use of the terms "parameter" and "argument" in this context. Some documentation use the terms interchangeably. When I think about it, I generally use "argument" to mean "actual parameter", however, when clarity matters I'll use the two-word phrases. There is, so for as I can tell, no consensus on the use of the terms "parameter" and "argument" in this context. Some documentation use the terms interchangeably. When I think about it, I generally use "argument" to mean "actual parameter", however, when clarity matters I'll use the two-word phrases. 86887 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:26:18 Z Joe Riel Joe Riel