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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
wavering
English
Adjective
wavering (comparative more wavering, superlative most wavering)
- Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.
Translations
Verb
wavering
- present participle of waver
Noun
wavering (plural waverings)
- A state of fluctuation or indecision.
- the waverings of politicians, trying to please everybody
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