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variable

var·i·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vair-ee-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈvɛər i ə bəl/
    • /ˈveə.ri.ə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vair-ee-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈvɛər i ə bəl/

Definitions of variable word

  • adjective variable apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods. 2
  • adjective variable capable of being varied or changed; alterable: a variable time limit for completion of a book. 1
  • adjective variable inconstant; fickle: a variable lover. 1
  • adjective variable having much variation or diversity. 1
  • adjective variable Biology. deviating from the usual type, as a species or a specific character. 1
  • adjective variable Astronomy. (of a star) changing in brightness. 1
See all 57 definitions of variable

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Origin of variable

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; late Middle English < Latin variābilis, equivalent to vari(us) various + -ābilis -able

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Parts of speech for Variable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Variable

variable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for variable

adj variable

  • adaptable — If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations.
  • all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
  • alterable — capable of being altered.
  • at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
  • at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.

adv variable

  • alternately — in an alternating sequence or position

adjective variable

  • adjustable — If something is adjustable, it can be changed to different positions or sizes.
  • asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
  • assignable — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
  • checkered — having a pattern of squares
  • chequered — If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods.

adverb variable

All 70 Synonyms of variable

Antonyms for variable

adj variable

  • aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
  • allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
  • at rest — not moving; still
  • banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
  • carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.

adjective variable

  • approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
  • cloner — someone who is involved in cloning
  • congenerous — Having the same (kind of) origin or action.
  • coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
All 62 Antonyms of variable

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Related words

  • independent variable

    Mathematics. a variable in a functional relation whose value determines the value or values of other variables, as x in the relation y = 3 x 2 . Compare dependent variable (def 1).

  • dependent variable

    a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variable

  • parameter

    formal argument

  • asymptotic

    of or referring to an asymptote

  • control variable

    Also called control. Statistics. a person, group, event, etc., that is used as a constant and unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation. Compare dependent variable (def 2), independent variable (def 2).

  • bound variable

    (in the functional calculus) a variable occurring in a quantifier and in a sentential function within the scope of the quantifier.
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