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variable
- [ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩] UK
- [ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩] US
- [ˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩]
- [ˈveː.ɹi.ə.bl̩] Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century from Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”). Equates to English vary + -able.
adjective more variable · most variable
- Able to vary or be varied. variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor
- Likely to vary. Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- Having no fixed quantitative value.
- Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
Similar: capricious, changeful, fickle, fitful, flexible, fluctuating, fluid, iffy, inconstant, irregular, mercurial, mobile
noun variables
- Something that is variable.
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered. There are several variables to consider here.
- A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- A symbol representing a variable.
- A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- A variable star.
- A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
Similar: variable
