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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024var•i•a•ble /ˈvɛriəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - apt to vary; changeable;
not staying the same:a cloudy day with variable winds. - that can be deliberately varied:variable power controlled by a dial.
- inconstant;
fickle:Her affections tend to be variable. n. [countable] - something that may or does vary:a situation with many variables.
- Mathematics, Computing
- a quantity or function that may take on or assume any given value or set of values.
- a symbol that represents this:the variable x in the equation x = 15 + y.
var•i•a•bil•i•ty /ˌvɛriəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] var•i•a•bly, adv. See -var-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024var•i•a•ble (vâr′ē ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- [Biol.]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.
- Mathematicshaving the nature or characteristics of a variable.
n. - something that may or does vary;
a variable feature or factor. - Mathematics, Computing
- a quantity or function that may assume any given value or set of values.
- a symbol that represents this.
- Philosophy[Logic.](in the functional calculus) a symbol for an unspecified member of a class of things or statements. Cf. bound variable, free variable.
- AstronomySee variable star.
- [Meteorol.]
- Meteorologya shifting wind, esp. as distinguished from a trade wind.
- Meteorology variables, doldrums (def. 2a).
- Latin variābilis, equivalent. to vari(us) various + -ābilis -able
- late Middle English 1350–1400
var′i•a•bil′i•ty, var′i•a•ble•ness, n. var′i•a•bly, adv. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, unsteady, mercurial.
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged constant.
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