noun
- Something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation.
- usage: "the weather is one variable to be considered"
- A quantity that can assume any of a set of values.
- synonyms: variable quantity
- A star that varies noticeably in brightness.
- synonyms: variable star
- A symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity.
adjective
- Liable to or capable of change.
- usage: "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- usage: "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"
- synonyms: varying
- Used of a device) designed so that a property (as e. G. Light) can be varied. (
- usage: "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"
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