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(satellite adjective) (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights" |
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(adjective) liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses" |
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Antonyms: invariable |
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(noun) a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
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Synonyms: variable quantity |
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Related Words: argument, correlate, correlative, degree of freedom, dependent variable, independent variable, quantity, random variable, scalar, tensor, variant, variate, vector |
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(noun) a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity |
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Related Words: symbol, unknown, unknown quantity |
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(noun) something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered" |
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Related Words: entity, something |
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(satellite adjective) marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable" |
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Synonyms: varying |
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(noun) a star that varies noticeably in brightness |
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Synonyms: variable star |
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Related Words: North Star, Polaris, polar star, polestar, star |
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