variable

[ vair-ee-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈvɛər i ə bəl /

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adjective

apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.

capable of being varied or changed; alterable: a variable time limit for completion of a book.

inconstant; fickle: a variable lover.

having much variation or diversity.

Biology. deviating from the usual type, as a species or a specific character.

Astronomy. (of a star) changing in brightness.

Meteorology. (of wind) tending to change in direction.

Mathematics. having the nature or characteristics of a variable.

noun

something that may or does vary or change; a variable feature or factor.

Mathematics, Computers.

a quantity or function that may assume any given value or set of values.
a symbol that represents this.

Logic. (in the functional calculus) a symbol for an unspecified member of a class of things or statements. Compare bound variable, free variable.

Astronomy. variable star.

Meteorology.

a shifting wind, especially as distinguished from a trade wind.
variables, doldrums(def 2a).

Origin of variable

1350–1400; late Middle English < Latin variābilis, equivalent to vari(us) various + -ābilis -able

SYNONYMS FOR variable

3 vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, unsteady, mercurial.

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ANTONYMS FOR variable

1, 3 constant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM variable

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·bly, adverb non·var·i·a·bil·i·ty, noun non·var·i·a·ble, adjective non·var·i·a·ble·ness, noun non·var·i·a·bly, adverb un·var·i·a·ble, adjective un·var·i·a·ble·ness, noun un·var·i·a·bly, adverb

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It tells us little to nothing about variability by region, by education level, by type of jobs.

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Most people have a large degree of variability in their heart rates during the course of a day.

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Here, as elsewhere, the absolute range of variability depends upon the number of individuals observed.

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That is, we must know the amount of variability as well as the extent of the greatest divergence from the average.

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Sufficient, however, has been here stated to illustrate the variability of the position of the neutral point.

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Every species is more or less variable, and this variability may be developed by different causes.

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The Aristotelian would find no difficulty in such a variability; it is only the disciple of Dalton to whom it seems impossible.

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British Dictionary definitions for variability

variable

/ (ˈvɛərɪəbəl) /

adjective

liable to or capable of change variable weather

(of behaviour, opinions, emotions, etc) lacking constancy; fickle

maths having a range of possible values

(of a species, characteristic, etc) liable to deviate from the established type

(of a wind) varying its direction and intensity

(of an electrical component or device) designed so that a characteristic property, such as resistance, can be varied variable capacitor

noun

something that is subject to variation

maths

an expression that can be assigned any of a set of values
a symbol, esp x, y, or z, representing an unspecified member of a class of objects, numbers, etcSee also dependent variable, independent variable

logic a symbol, esp x, y, z, representing any member of a class of entities

computing a named unit of storage that can be changed to any of a set of specified values during execution of a program

astronomy See variable star

a variable wind

(plural) a region where variable winds occur

Derived forms of variable

variability or variableness, noun variably, adverb

Word Origin for variable

C14: from Latin variābilis changeable, from variāre to diversify

Medical definitions for variability

variable

[ vâr′ē-ə-bəl, văr′- ]

adj.

Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable.

Tending to deviate, as from a normal or recognized type; aberrant.

Having no fixed quantitative value.

n.

Something that varies or that is prone to variation.

A quantity that is capable of assuming any of a set of values.

Scientific definitions for variability

variable

[ vâr′ē-ə-bəl ]

A mathematical quantity capable of assuming any of a set of values, such as x in the expression 3x + 2.

A factor or condition that is subject to change, especially one that is allowed to change in a scientific experiment to test a hypothesis. See more at control.

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