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Variable
/[ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩]/ adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Able to vary or be varied.
"variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor"
- 2 Likely to vary.
"Lest that thy love prove likewise variable."
- 3 Marked by diversity or difference.
- 4 Having no fixed quantitative value.
- 5 Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
Adjective
- 1 (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied wordnet
- 2 liable to or capable of change wordnet
- 3 marked by diversity or difference wordnet
Noun
- 1 Something that is variable.
- 2 a quantity that can assume any of a set of values wordnet
- 3 Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
"There are several variables to consider here."
- 4 a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity wordnet
- 5 A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
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- 6 something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation wordnet
- 7 A symbol representing a variable.
- 8 a star that varies noticeably in brightness wordnet
- 9 A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- 10 A variable star.
- 11 A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- 12 Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts. in-plural
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century from Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”). Equates to English vary + -able.
Etymology 2
Borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century from Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”). Equates to English vary + -able.
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