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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Random variable.
2. 2
   a variable quantity that is random wordnet
3. 3
   A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values.
4. 4
   A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph.
5. 5
   The measured magnitude of a variable.

Verb

1. 1
   To alter; to vary; to make or become different. ambitransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

alterbreak upchance variablechangedifferdifferentiate

Etymology

From Latin variatus, past participle of variare. See vary.

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