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Variable
ˈvɛːriəbl
Variable definitions
adjective
variable
- not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change
"the quality of hospital food is highly variable"
changeable changing varying shifting fluctuating irregular wavering vacillating inconstant inconsistent fluid floating unsteady uneven unstable unsettled movable mutable protean chameleonic unfixed fitful capricious temperamental fickle kaleidoscopic volatile unpredictable undependable unreliable- (of a wind) tending to change direction
"winds will be light and variable"
- (of a quantity) able to assume different numerical values
- (of a species) liable to deviate from the typical colour or form, or to occur in different colours or forms
- able to be changed or adapted
"the drill has variable speed"
- (of a gear) designed to give varying ratios or speeds
noun
variable
variables
- an element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change
"there are too many variables involved to make any meaningful predictions"
- a quantity which during a calculation is assumed to vary or be capable of varying in value
- a data item that may take on more than one value during the runtime of a program
- the region of light, variable winds to the north of the north-east trade winds or (in the southern hemisphere) between the south-east trade winds and the westerlies