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Definitions for Variable

[1] apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
[2] capable of being varied or changed; alterable: a variable time limit for completion of a book.
[3] inconstant; fickle: a variable lover.
[4] having much variation or diversity.
[5] Biology . deviating from the usual type, as a species or a specific character.
[6] Astronomy . (of a star) changing in brightness.
[7] Meteorology . (of wind) tending to change in direction.
[8] Mathematics . having the nature or characteristics of a variable.
[9] something that may or does vary or change; a variable feature or factor.
[10] Mathematics , Computers . a quantity or function that may assume any given value or set of values. a symbol that represents this.
[11] Logic . (in the functional calculus) a symbol for an unspecified member of a class of things or statements. Compare bound variable, free variable.
[12] Astronomy . variable star.
[13] Meteorology . a shifting wind, especially as distinguished from a trade wind. variables, doldrums(def 2a) .
[14] liable to or capable of change variable weather
[15] (of behaviour, opinions, emotions, etc) lacking constancy; fickle
[16] maths having a range of possible values
[17] (of a species, characteristic, etc) liable to deviate from the established type
[18] (of a wind) varying its direction and intensity
[19] (of an electrical component or device) designed so that a characteristic property, such as resistance, can be varied variable capacitor
[20] something that is subject to variation
[21] maths an expression that can be assigned any of a set of values a symbol, esp x, y, or z, representing an unspecified member of a class of objects, numbers, etc See also dependent variable, independent variable
[22] logic a symbol, esp x, y, z, representing any member of a class of entities
[23] computing a named unit of storage that can be changed to any of a set of specified values during execution of a program
[24] astronomy See variable star
[25] a variable wind
[26] (plural) a region where variable winds occur

Words related to Variable

fickle, volatile, fluctuating, irregular, mobile, fluid, wavering, yo-yo, capricious, fitful, flexible, iffy, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, shifty, slippery, spasmodic, temperamental, ticklish

Words nearby Variable

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Origin of Variable

1350–1400; late Middle English < Latin variābilis, equivalent to vari(us ) various + -ābilis -able

Words that may be confused with Variable

boundary, limit, parameter, variable, (see, synonym, study, at, boundary), (see, usage, note, at, parameter), variable, variant

Other words from Variable

var·i·a·bil·i·ty , var·i·a·ble·ness , noun
var·i·a·bly , adverb
hy·per·var·i·a·bil·i·ty , noun
hy·per·var·i·a·ble , adjective
hy·per·var·i·a·bly , adverb
non·var·i·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·var·i·a·ble , adjective
non·var·i·a·ble·ness , noun
non·var·i·a·bly , adverb
un·var·i·a·ble , adjective
un·var·i·a·ble·ness , noun
un·var·i·a·bly , adverb

Word origin for Variable

C14: from Latin variābilis changeable, from variāre to diversify

Synonyms for Variable

fickle, fluctuating, volatile, fluid, irregular, mobile, shifting, wavering, yo-yo, capricious, changeful, fitful, flexible, iffy, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, protean, shifty, slippery, spasmodic, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unequable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, waffling