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adjective
1.
apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
2.
capable of being varied or changed; alterable: a variable time limit for completion of a book.
3.
inconstant; fickle: a variable lover.
4.
having much variation or diversity.
5.
EXPANDBiology. deviating from the usual type, as a species or a specific character.
noun
9.
something that may or does vary; a variable feature or factor.
10.
Mathematics, Computers.
a.
a quantity or function that may assume any given value or set of values.
b.
a symbol that represents this.
11.
Logic. (in the functional calculus) a symbol for an unspecified member of a class of things or statements. Compare bound variable, free variable.
12.
Astronomy. variable star.
13.
Meteorology.
a.
a shifting wind, especially as distinguished from a trade wind.
b.
variables, doldrums (def. 2a).
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Variability
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Origin:
1350–1400; late Middle English < Latin variābilis, equivalent to vari(us) various + -ābilis -able
1350–1400; late Middle English < Latin variābilis, equivalent to vari(us) various + -ābilis -able
Related forms
var·i·a·bil·i·ty, var·i·a·ble·ness, noun
var·i·a·bly, adverb
hy·per·var·i·a·bil·i·ty, noun
hy·per·var·i·a·ble, adjective
hy·per·var·i·a·b·ly, adverb
EXPANDnon·var·i·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·var·i·a·ble, adjective
non·var·i·a·ble·ness, noun
non·var·i·a·b·ly, adverb
un·var·i·a·ble, adjective
un·var·i·a·ble·ness, noun
un·var·i·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSECan be confused: 1. boundary, limit, parameter, variable (see synonym note at boundary; see usage note at parameter); 2. variable, variant.
Synonyms
3. vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, unsteady, mercurial.
3. vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, unsteady, mercurial.
Antonyms
1, 3. constant.
1, 3. constant.
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| variable (ˈvɛərɪəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | liable to or capable of change: variable weather |
| 2. | (of behaviour, opinions, emotions, etc) lacking constancy; fickle |
| 3. | maths having a range of possible values |
| 4. | (of a species, characteristic, etc) liable to deviate from the established type |
| 5. | (of a wind) varying its direction and intensity |
| 6. | (of an electrical component or device) designed so that a characteristic property, such as resistance, can be varied: variable capacitor |
| —n | |
| 7. | something that is subject to variation |
| 8. | maths |
| a. an expression that can be assigned any of a set of values | |
| b. dependent variable See also independent variable a symbol, esp x, y, or z, representing an unspecified member of a class of objects, numbers, etc | |
| 9. | logic a symbol, esp x, y, z, representing any member of a class of entities |
| 10. | computing a named unit of storage that can be changed to any of a set of specified values during execution of a program |
| 11. | astronomy See variable star |
| 12. | a variable wind |
| 13. | (plural) a region where variable winds occur |
| [C14: from Latin variābilis changeable, from variāre to diversify] | |
| varia'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'variableness | |
| —n | |
| 'variably | |
| —adv | |
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