From: "bparanj@..." <bparanj@...>
Date: 2008-07-24T08:34:20+09:00
Subject: Scope Vs Extent

Wikipedia definition:

The scope of a variable describes where in a program's text, the
variable may be used, while the extent (or lifetime) describes when in
a program's execution a variable has a value. The scope of a variable
is actually a property of the name of the variable, and the extent is
a property of the variable itself.

Are they defined the same way in Ruby? TIA.