variableadjective
uk/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/C1 likely to change often:
a variable interest rate
British weather is perhaps at its most variable in the spring.
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Changing frequently
- butterfly
- capricious
- changeable
- dipsy-doodle
- elasticity
- fickle
- flighty
- inconstant
- inflammable
- kaleidoscopic
- mercurial
- mutable
- patchy
- shifting
- stutter
- turbulent
- unpredictable
- volatile
- yo-yo
- zigzag
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variability
noun [ U ] uk/ˌveə.ri.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌver.i.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
variablenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/specializedC1 a number, amount, or situation that can change:
The variables in the equation are X, Y, and Z.
The data was analysed according to neighbourhoods, but other key variables like credit rating and marital status were ignored altogether.
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Numbers generally
- antilogarithm
- Arabic numeral
- C, c
- cardinal
- D, d
- digit
- I, i
- infinity
- L, l
- log
- logarithm
- M, m
- mode
- nos
- number
- ordinal
- quantitative
- serial number
- whole number
- X, x
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