Variable Definition

vârē-ə-bəl, văr-
variables
adjective
Apt or likely to change or vary; changeable, inconstant, fickle, fluctuating, etc.
Webster's New World
Inconstant; fickle.
American Heritage Medicine
That can be changed or varied.
Webster's New World
Tending to exhibit genetic variation or variation in a physical trait.
Geographically variable color patterns.
American Heritage Medicine
Designating or involving an interest rate, as on a mortgage loan, that varies over time according to some predetermined formula.
Webster's New World
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noun
variables
Anything changeable; esp., a quality or quantity that varies or may vary.
Webster's New World

Variable star.

Webster's New World
A part of a mathematical expression that may assume any value in a specific, related set of values.
Webster's New World
A symbol representing such a quantity. For example, in the expression a2 + b2 = c2 , a, b, and c are variables.
American Heritage
A symbol for such a part.
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Other Word Forms of Variable

Noun

Singular:
variable
Plural:
variables

Origin of Variable

  • From Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”).

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Variable Sentence Examples

  • It is a matter of common observation that the blue of the sky is highly variable.

  • Similarly the substance we call wine is undeniably variable in composition.

  • Ordinary observation of the landscape shows that there is another part, highly variable from day to day, and due to suspended matter, much of which is fine enough to scatter light of blue quality.

  • The 12-hour term is much less variable, especially as regards its phase angle; its amplitude shows distinct maxima near the equinoxes.

  • The quantity obtained from each fir is very variable, depending on the vigour of the tree, and greatly lessens after it has been subjected to the operation for some years.

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Words Starting With

VVAVAR

Words Ending With

ELEBLE

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