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`v ar· i· a· ble
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`a. Lik e ly to ch ange orvary;s ubje ctto variation;ch ange able .
`b. I ncons tant;fick le .
`2. Biology Te nding to de viate , as from a norm alorre cogniz e d type ;abe rrant.
`3. Mathematics H aving no fixe d q uantitative value .
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`n.
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`1. Som e th ing th atvarie s oris prone to variation.
`2. Astronomy A variable s tar.
`3. Mathematics
`a. A q uantity capable ofas s um ing any ofa s e tofvalue s .
`b. A s ym bolre pre s e nting s uch a q uantity. Fore xam ple , in th e
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`e xpre s s ion a2 + b2 = c2, a, b, and c are variable s .
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`v ar i· a· ble · ne s s n.
`v ar i· a· bly adv.
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`v ariable (ˈvɛərɪəbəl)
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`1. liable to orcapable ofch ange : variable weather.
`2. (ofbe h aviour, opinions , e m otions , e tc) lack ing cons tancy;fick le
`3. (Math e m atics ) maths h aving a range ofpos s ible value s
`4. (Biology) (ofa s pe cie s , ch aracte ris tic, e tc) liable to de viate from th e e s tablis h e d type
`5. (P
`h ys icalGe ograph y) (ofa w ind) varying its dire ction and inte ns ity
`6. (Ele ctricalEngine e ring) (ofan e le ctricalcom pone ntorde vice ) de s igne d s o th ata ch aracte ris tic prope rty, s uch as
`re s is tance , can be varie d: variable capacitor.
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`7. s om e th ing th atis s ubje ctto variation
`8. (Math e m atics ) maths
`a. an e xpre s s ion th atcan be as s igne d any ofa s e tofvalue s
`b. a s ym bol, e s p x, y, orz, re pre s e nting an uns pe cifie d m e m be rofa clas s ofobje cts , num be rs , e tc. Se e als o
`de pe nde ntvariable , inde pe nde ntvariable
`9 . (Logic)
`logic a s ym bol, e s p x, y, z, re pre s e nting any m e m be rofa clas s ofe ntitie s
`10. (Com pute rScie nce ) computing a nam e d unitofs torage th atcan be ch ange d to any ofa s e tofs pe cifie d value s during
`e xe cution ofa program
`11. (Ce le s tialObje cts ) astronomy Se e variable s tar
`12. (P
`h ys icalGe ograph y) a variable w ind
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`h ys icalGe ograph y) (plural) a re gion w h e re variable w inds occur
`[ C14: from Latin variābilis ch ange able , from variāre to dive rs ify]
`ˌv ariaˈbility ˈv ariable ne s s n ˈv ariably adv
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`v ar•i•a•ble (ˈvɛər i ə bəl)
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`adj.
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`1. aptto vary;ch ange able .
`2. capable ofbe ing varie d.
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