8. (Mathematics) maths. a. an expression that can be assigned any of a set of values. b. a symbol, esp x, y, or z, representing an unspecified member of a class of objects, numbers, etc. See also dependent variable, independent variable.
James Cameron was born on August 16, 1954, in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. A science-fiction fan as a child, he grew up to become one of the most visionary filmmakers in Hollywood.
Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being the ragman's son (the name of his best-selling 1988 autobiography) to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born in Amsterdam, New York, in 1916.