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variable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

(Texas) audio
[ˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩] US, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩] (UK)
[ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩] (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
(US) audio
[ˈveː.ɹi.ə.bl̩] (Australia)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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. c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
Marked by diversity or difference.
Having no fixed quantitative value.
Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most variable	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more variable	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Translations (155)

ca variable (able to vary) · ro schimbabil (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type) · bg променлив (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · uk змі́нний (likely to vary) · fr variable (marked by diversity or difference) · sv ostadig (likely to vary) · pl zmienny (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · el μεταβλητή (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · ru переме́нный (likely to vary) · gl variable (able to vary) · uk мінли́ва (marked by diversity or difference) · fr variable (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · pt variável (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · pl zmienny (able to vary) · ja 変わりやすい (likely to vary) · sv växlande (likely to vary) · la variabilis (likely to vary) · pl zmienny (marked by diversity or difference) · ro variabil (likely to vary) · nl schommelend (likely to vary) · pt variável (able to vary) · sv varierande (marked by diversity or difference) · it variabile (likely to vary) · ast variable (able to vary) · it variabile (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · eo varia (likely to vary) · de variabel (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · mi taurangi (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · hu változékony (likely to vary) · ca variable (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · id variabel (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · mi tāupe (likely to vary) · uk мінли́ва (able to vary) · ro variabil (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · az dəyişkən (able to vary) · fi vaihteleva (marked by diversity or difference) · uk мінли́вий (able to vary) · sv omväxlande (marked by diversity or difference) · cs variabilní (able to vary) · ka ცვალებადი (marked by diversity or difference) · ro variabil (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type) · pl zmienny (likely to vary) · it modificabile (able to vary) · ru переме́нный (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · gl variábel (likely to vary) · ru переме́нная (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · nl wisselend (likely to vary) · mi taurangi (able to vary) · nl onbestendig (marked by diversity or difference) · ast variable (likely to vary) · ja 変わりうる (likely to vary) · hi चर (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · it regolabile (able to vary) · nl variabel (likely to vary) · fa متغیر (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · ms boleh ubah (able to vary) · fi vaihteleva (able to vary) · el άστατος (able to vary) · ja 可変 (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · nl variabel (marked by diversity or difference) · et muutuja (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · bg различаващ се (marked by diversity or difference) · pl zmienny (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type) · hu változó (able to vary) · no variabel (able to vary) · ja 変えられる (able to vary) · sv rörlig (able to vary) · ro variabil (marked by diversity or difference) · mi taurangi (likely to vary) · ka ცვალებადი (likely to vary) · ru непостоя́нный (likely to vary) · uk мінли́вий (marked by diversity or difference) · nl veranderlijk (marked by diversity or difference) · uk мінли́вий (likely to vary) · ja 可変 (able to vary) · nl wisselend (marked by diversity or difference) · nl variabel (able to vary) · tl aligan (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · ru изме́нчивый (able to vary) · uk змі́нний (able to vary) · nl veranderlijk (able to vary) · cmn 變數 /变数 (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · az dəyişən (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · es variable (able to vary) · sv variabel (able to vary) · la variābilis (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · gl variábel (able to vary) · fi vaihteleva (likely to vary) · sv flexibel (able to vary) · no variabel (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · cs proměnný (able to vary) · fi muuttuva (able to vary) · bg променлив (likely to vary) · bg променлив (able to vary) · ru изме́нчивый (marked by diversity or difference) · cs proměnlivý (able to vary) · es variable (likely to vary) · ka ცვლადი (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · gl variable (likely to vary) · fr variable (able to vary) · it variabile (marked by diversity or difference) · uk змі́нна (able to vary) · no variabel (likely to vary) · te మారే (able to vary) · mk променлив (likely to vary) · sv ställbar (able to vary) · sv reglerbar (able to vary) · it variabile (able to vary) · nl onbestendig (likely to vary) · ka ცვალებადი (able to vary) · nl schommelend (marked by diversity or difference) · mk про́менлив (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · uk змі́нна (likely to vary) · nl variabel (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · te చర (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · sv variabel (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · fi vaihteleva (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · bg изменчив (able to vary) · sv föränderlig (able to vary) · de variabel (able to vary) · cs proměnný (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · mi tāupe (able to vary) · nl regelbaar (able to vary) · fa متغیر (able to vary) · pt variável (marked by diversity or difference) · ru изме́нчивый (likely to vary) · sv ombytlig (likely to vary) · nl veranderlijk (likely to vary) · nl veranderlijk (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · no varierende (marked by diversity or difference) · uk змі́нний (marked by diversity or difference) · ro variabil (able to vary) · it flessiblie (able to vary) · te మారగల (able to vary) · uk мінли́ва (likely to vary) · ru переме́нный (marked by diversity or difference) · cs variabilní (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · ru непостоя́нный (marked by diversity or difference) · fi muuttuva (likely to vary) · bg изменчив (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type) · te అస్థిర (likely to vary) · pt variável (likely to vary) · ru непостоя́нный (able to vary) · ru переме́нный (able to vary) · el μεταβλητός (marked by diversity or difference) · uk змі́нна (marked by diversity or difference) · sv avvikande (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type) · he משתנה (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · no avvikende (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type) · ca variable (likely to vary) · de variabel (likely to vary) · uk змі́нна (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value) · el ευμετάβλητος (able to vary) · el ευμετάβολος (able to vary) · tr değişken (able to vary)

variable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Texas) audio
[ˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩] US, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩] (UK)
[ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩] (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
(US) audio
[ˈveː.ɹi.ə.bl̩] (Australia)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

Something that is variable.
Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- There are several variables to consider here.
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents. 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
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-plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
variables	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

constant · invariable

Coordinates

coefficient

Deriveds

microvariable · covariable · bivariable · Hubble-Sandage variable · eigenvariable · cryptovariable · supervariable · avar · pseudovariable · variably · metavariable · subvariable · macrovariable

Hyponyms

state variable · variable variable · outcome variable · flow variable · continuously variable transmission · responding variable · cepheid variable · member variable · class variable · independent variable · environment variable · standard normal random variable · Bernoulli variable · hidden variable · cardinal variable · slack variable · binomial random variable · cluster variable · sociolinguistic variable · predictor variable · confounding variable · manipulated variable · through variable · random variable · bound variable · ordinal variable · pattern variable · ratio variable · extraneous variable · Algol variable · latent variable · continuous variable · standardized variable · metasyntactic variable · control variable · free variable · nominal variable · helium variable · instance variable · reference variable · across variable · Mira variable · stock variable · discrete variable · indicator variable · Cepheid variable · normal random variable · hypergeometric random variable · interval variable · propositional variable · register variable · categorical variable · dummy variable · schematic variable · Boolean variable · motor variable · dependent variable

unsteady · variate · variable star · argument

Synonyms

parameter · variable · changeable · variable quantity

Translations (148)

de Platzhalter (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · fa متغیر (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · tg мутағайир (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · he מִשְׁתַּנֶּה (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · nl variabel (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · pt variável (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · mn хувьсагч (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · sl spremenljívka (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · cs proměnná (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · fi muuttuja (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · sv variabel (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · sh променљива (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · sq variabël (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · it variabile (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · fr paramètre (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · fa متغیر (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · et muutuja (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · is breyta (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ja 変数 (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · cmn 變數 /变数 (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · gl variable (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · sk premenná (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · cmn 變量 /变量 (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · nl variabele (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · km អថេរ (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · th ตัวแปร (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · ko 변수 (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · no variabel (something that is variable) · tr değişken (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · gl variábel (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · nl veranderlijke (something that is variable) · lo ຕົວແປ (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · pt variável (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · fr variable (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · de Variable (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · no variabel (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · fr variable (something that is variable) · fi muuttuja (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · nl variabele waarde (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · nl veranderlijke (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · pl zmienna (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · ro variabilă (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ru переме́нная (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · tl aligin (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · fr variable (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · te చరము (something that is variable) · id variabel (something that is variable) · ja 変数 (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · ca variable (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · th ตัวแปร (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · pt variável (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · pl zmienna (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · ro parametru (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · nl veranderlijk (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · kk айнымалы (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · bg променлива (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · he נֶעְלָם (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ru переме́нная (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · el μεταβλητή (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · mi taurangi (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ko 변수 (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · de Variablensymbol (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · vi biên sô (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · hu változó (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · el μεταβλητή (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · ko 변수 (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · fa متغیر (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · no variabel (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · az dəyişən (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · no variabel (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ru неизве́стное (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · sv variabel (something that is variable) · vi biên sô (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · sv variabel (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · tr değişken (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · tl aligin (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · es variable (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · de Variable (something that is variable) · sh промјенљива (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · gl variábel (something that is variable) · cmn 變量 /变量 (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · sh promjenljiva (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · cs faktor (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · it variabile (something that is variable) · ro variabilă (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · pl zmienna (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · de Variable (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · ru неизве́стная (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · es variable (something that is variable) · cs proměnná (something that is variable) · mi tau taurangi (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · tr değişken (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · gl variable (something that is variable) · bg проме́нлива (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ar مُتَغَيِّر (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · sv parameter (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · ja 変数 (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · fr paramètre (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · pl zmienna (something that is variable) · cs proměnná (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · mk променлива (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · nl veranderlijke (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · th ตัวแปร (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · it parametro (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · tr değişken (something that is variable) · id peubah (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · nl variabele (something that is variable) · be пераме́нная (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · fr variable (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · da variabel (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · nl variabele (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · it variabile (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · bg неизвестна (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · fr paramètre (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · sv variabel (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · fr variable (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · de Variable (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · uk змі́нна (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ru переме́нная (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · he מִשְׁתַּנֶּה (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ast variable (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · sv variabel (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · my ကိန်းရှင် (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · fi muuttuja (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · hi चर (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · de Symbol (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · te చరరాశి (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · tr değişken (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · ja 変項 (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · pt variável (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · ca variable (something that is variable) · pt variável (something that is variable) · bg променлива (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · de Variable (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · pl zmienna (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · de Parameter (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · nl variabele (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · sh promenljiva (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · no variabel (something whose value may be dictated or discovered) · id variabel (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · ro variabilă (something that is variable) · ast variable (something that is variable) · el μεταβλητή (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · hi चर (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) · fi muuttuja (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable) · uk змі́нна (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · ar مُتَغَيِّر (computing: a named mutable piece of storage) · be зме́нная (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)

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variable en · ADJ

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variable en · NOUN

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