Variable

Quick meaning: Variable is an adjective meaning Able to vary or be varied.

Meaning

Able to vary or be varied.

More Meanings

1. Likely to vary.
2. Marked by diversity or difference.
3. (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
4. (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
5. Something that is variable.
6. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
7. (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.

Example Sentences

Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

There are several variables to consider here.

variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor

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.

Word Forms

• variables

Synonyms for variable

Depending on context, synonyms include capricious, changeful, fickle, fitful, flexible, fluctuating.

Antonyms for variable

Common opposites include constant, invariable, immutable, unalterable, unchangeable, bateless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include varied, versatile, changeable, adaptable, shifting, protean.

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