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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''functional variable''' is a variable whose value is calculated by a function. It is one of the three variable types in Rave, the others being:<br />
*[[Independent variable]]<br />
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Function variables are always created after an initial data set (of independent variables) has been loaded. They are created by performing one of the following two actions:<br />
*Loading or creating a function from the [[Model Tab]]<br />
*Loading metadata stored in a .rvm file</div>Admin