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variable
('v/(@)/r/i//@/b/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • liable to or capable of change(adj.all)
    Example:
    Rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable.
    Variable winds.
    Variable expenses.
    Antonym:
    invariable
    source: wordnet30
  • Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation(noun.object)
    Example:
    The weather is one variable to be considered.
    source: wordnet30
  • a quantity that can assume any of a set of values(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    variable quantity
    source: wordnet30
  • a star that varies noticeably in brightness(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    variable star
    source: wordnet30
  • a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • marked by diversity or difference(adj.all)
    Example:
    Nature is infinitely variable.
    Synonym:
    varying
    source: wordnet30
  • (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied(adj.all)
    Example:
    A variable capacitor.
    Variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights.
    source: wordnet30
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