variable
/ˈvɛəɹ.i.ə.bl̩/
Dictionary
noun
- 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.
- (in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
adjective
- Able to vary or be varied.
"variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor"
- Likely to vary.
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- Having no fixed quantitative value.
- Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
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