Variable names

[Ben Abbott]

On Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at 10:08AM, "asha g" <dend_15 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>This question might seem very trivial to some - but it is important to me - so I am asking. 
>Can octave distinguish between variables named :
>
>alpha and alphan or alpha1?
>h and hd ?
>V and vvvv?
>m and mmmm?
>minf and mInf- will it have doubts abt Inf and machine Inf ? 
>
>Thanks
>Asha 

Regarding the variable names, Octave will have not trouble distinguishing between those examples, so the answer is yes.

... but what do you mean by "Inf" vs "machine Inf"?

Ben