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variable
English
Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century from Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?v???.i.?.bl?/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /?væ?.i.?.bl?/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /?v??.i.?.bl?/
Adjective
variable (comparative more variable, superlative most variable)
- Able to vary or be varied.
- Likely to vary.
- Marked by diversity or difference.
- (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
- (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
Synonyms
- (able to vary): alterable, flexible, changeable, mutable; see also Thesaurus:mutable
- (likely to vary): fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, shifting, unstable, unsteady; see also Thesaurus:unsteady or Thesaurus:changeable
- (marked by diversity or difference): varying; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
- (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type): aberrant
Antonyms
- (able to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unalterable, unchangeable; see also Thesaurus:immutable
- (likely to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unchangeable see also Thesaurus:steady or Thesaurus:changeless
- (marked by diversity or difference): unchanging; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous
- (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value): constant, invariable
Derived terms
- variability
- variableness
Translations
Noun
variable (plural variables)
- Something that is variable.
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
- (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- (astronomy) A variable star.
- (nautical) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- (nautical, in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
Synonyms
- (something that is variable): changeable
- (something whose value may be dictated or discovered): parameter
- (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values): variable quantity; see also Thesaurus:variable
Antonyms
- (something that is variable): constant, invariable
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- variable star
Translations
See also
- argument
- variate
Further reading
- variable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- variable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- variable at OneLook Dictionary Search
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin vari?bilis.
Adjective
variable (epicene, plural variables)
- variable (able to vary)
- variable (likely to vary)
Noun
variable f (plural variables)
- (mathematics) variable (a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Related terms
- variación
- variar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin vari?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /v?.?i?a.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /b?.?i?a.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /va.?i?a.ble/
Adjective
variable (masculine and feminine plural variables)
- variable (able to vary)
- Antonym: invariable
- variable (likely to vary)
- Antonym: invariable
- (mathematics) variable (having no fixed quantitative value)
Derived terms
- invariable
- variabilitat
- variablement
Noun
variable f (plural variables)
- variable (something that is variable)
- (mathematics) variable (a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Related terms
- invariable
- variació
- variar
Further reading
- “variable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “variable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “variable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “variable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Adjective
variable
- plural and definite singular attributive of variabel
Noun
variable
- indefinite plural of variabel
French
Etymology
From Latin variabilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.?jabl/
Adjective
variable (plural variables)
- variable
- Antonym: invariable
Derived terms
- variablement
Noun
variable f (plural variables)
- variable
Derived terms
- variable de classe
Related terms
- variation
- varier
Further reading
- “variable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- balivera
Galician
Alternative forms
- variábel
Etymology
From Latin vari?bilis.
Adjective
variable m or f (plural variables)
- variable, changeable
Antonyms
- invariable
Noun
variable f (plural variables)
- variable
Related terms
- variación
- variar
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
variable
- definite singular of variabel
- plural of variabel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
variable
- definite singular of variabel
- plural of variabel
Spanish
Adjective
variable (plural variables)
- variable
Noun
variable f (plural variables)
- variable
Derived terms
- variable dependiente
- variable independiente
Swedish
Adjective
variable
- absolute definite natural masculine form of variabel.
Anagrams
- variabel
variable From the web:
- what variables affect gravity
- what variable goes on the x axis
- what variable changes
- what variable represents slope
- what variable is measured in an experiment
- what variable is used to represent slope
- what variable is changed in an experiment
- what variable is manipulated in an experiment
peculiar
English
Etymology
From Latin pec?li?ris (“one's own”), from pec?lium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??kju?l.j???/
- (UK) IPA(key): [p???k?ju?l.j??]
- (US) IPA(key): [p???k?jul.j???], [p???k?jul.j?]
- (UK) IPA(key): [p???k?ju?l.j??]
Adjective
peculiar (comparative more peculiar, superlative most peculiar)
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
- Synonyms: odd, strange, uncommon, unusual
- Antonyms: common, mediocre, ordinary, usual
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Synonym: specific
- Antonyms: common, general, universal
- (dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
- (dated) Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
Synonyms
- (out of the ordinary): see also Thesaurus:strange
- (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance): see also Thesaurus:specific
Antonyms
- (out of the ordinary): see also Thesaurus:normal
- (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance): see also Thesaurus:generic
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
peculiar (plural peculiars)
- That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
- before 1716, Robert South, Twelve Sermons
- If anything can legalize revenge, it should be injury from an extremely obliged person; but revenge is so absolutely the peculiar of heaven.
- before 1716, Robert South, Twelve Sermons
- (Britain, canon law) an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.
See also
- peculiar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Peculiar in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
References
Anagrams
- pericula
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pec?li?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /p?.ku.li?a/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pe.ku.li?a?/
Adjective
peculiar (masculine and feminine plural peculiars)
- peculiar
Derived terms
- peculiarment
Related terms
- peculiaritat
Further reading
- “peculiar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “peculiar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “peculiar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “peculiar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pec?li?ris.
Adjective
peculiar m or f (plural peculiares, comparable)
- peculiar; unusual; strange
- Synonyms: esquisito, estranho
- peculiar (common or usual for a particular place or circumstance)
- Synonym: particular
Related terms
- peculiaridade
Further reading
- “peculiar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pec?li?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peku?lja?/, [pe.ku?lja?]
Adjective
peculiar (plural peculiares)
- peculiar
peculiar From the web:
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- what peculiarity do i have
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- what peculiar power do i have
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