(DoD, NATO) The manner in which the probability of damage to a specific target decreases with the distance from ground zero; or, in damage assessment, a mathematical factor introduced to average the effects of orientation, minor shielding, and uncertainty of target response to the effects considered.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). variability. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/variability/definitions/1964597 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "variability" http://smartdefine.org/variability/definitions/1964597 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "variability" 4 April 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/variability/definitions/1964597> |