English to English
variable
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adjective (a)
- liable to or capable of change(adj.all)Example:
Rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable.
Variable winds.
Variable expenses.
source: wordnet30 - Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation(noun.object)Example:
The weather is one variable to be considered.
source: wordnet30 - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- marked by diversity or difference(adj.all)Example:
Nature is infinitely variable.
source: wordnet30 - (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied(adj.all)Example:
A variable capacitor.
Variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights.
source: wordnet30