Lexic.us

Definition of Variable

1. Adjective. Liable to or capable of change. "Variable expenses"

2. Noun. Something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation. "The weather is one variable to be considered"

3. Adjective. Marked by diversity or difference. "Nature is infinitely variable"

4. Noun. A quantity that can assume any of a set of values.

5. Adjective. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied. "Variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

6. Noun. A star that varies noticeably in brightness.

7. Noun. A symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity.

Definition of Variable

1. a. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.

2. n. That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.

3. a. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.

4. n. That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.

Definition of Variable

1. Adjective. able to vary ¹

2. Adjective. likely to vary ¹

3. Adjective. marked by diversity or difference ¹

4. Adjective. (mathematics) having no fixed quantitative value ¹

5. Adjective. (biology) tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type ¹

6. Noun. something that is variable ¹

7. Noun. something whose value may be dictated or discovered ¹

8. Noun. (mathematics) a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values ¹

9. Noun. (mathematics) a symbol representing a variable ¹

10. Noun. (programming) a named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them ¹

11. Noun. (astronomy) a variable star ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Variable

1. something that varies [n -S]

Medical Definition of Variable

1. One of a battery of antigenicdeterminants expressed by a microorganismto elude immune detection. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Variable

varechs varecs varenicline vareniki varennesite varenyky vares vareuse vareuses vargueno

varguenos vari varia variabilities variability variable (current term) variable-pitch propeller variable antigen variable antshrike variable antshrikes

variable binding variable bindings variable cost variable costs variable deceleration variable gene variable quantity variable region variable resistor variable star

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