variable
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈveə(ɹ).i.ə.bl̩/, X-SAMPA: /"ve@(r\).i.@.bl=/
- (US) IPA: /ˈveɹ.i.ə.bl̩/, /ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩/, X-SAMPA: /"vEr\.i.@.bl=/, /"v{r\.i.@.bl=/
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Etymology[edit]
From Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”).
Adjective[edit]
variable (comparative more variable, superlative most variable)
- able to vary
- variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity
- likely to vary
- Shakespeare
- Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
- Shakespeare
- marked by diversity or difference
- (mathematics) having no fixed quantitative value
- (biology) tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type
Synonyms[edit]
- (able to vary): alterable, flexible, changeable, mutable
- (likely to vary): fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, shifting, unstable, unsteady
- (marked by diversity or difference): varying
- (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type): aberrant
Antonyms[edit]
- (able to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unalterable, unchangeable
- (likely to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unchangeable
- (marked by diversity or difference): unchanging
- (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value): constant, invariable
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
able to vary
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likely to vary
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marked by diversity or difference
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mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value
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biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type
Noun[edit]
variable (plural variables)
- Something that is variable.
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
- There are several variables to consider here.
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
- (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
- (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- (astronomy) A variable star.
Synonyms[edit]
- (something that is variable): changeable
- (something whose value may be dictated or discovered): parameter
- (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values): variable quantity
Antonyms[edit]
- (something that is variable): constant, invariable
Hyponyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:variable
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
something that is variable
something whose value may be dictated or discovered
mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values
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mathematics: a symbol representing a variable
computing: a named mutable piece of storage
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astronomy: a variable star — see variable star
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See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- variable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- variable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- variable at OneLook Dictionary Search
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin variabilis.
Adjective[edit]
variable m (feminine variable, masculine plural variables, feminine plural variablees)
Noun[edit]
variable f (plural variables)
Anagrams[edit]
Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin variābilis.
Adjective[edit]
variable m and f (plural variables)
Antonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
variable f (plural variables)
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
variable m and f (plural variables)
Noun[edit]
variable f (plural variables)
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
variable
- absolute definite natural masculine form of variabel.
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