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variable[1,adjective] variable[2,noun] dependent variable dummy variable gram-variable independent variable random variable variable rate mortgage variable star

Main Entry: ¹var·i·able
Pronunciation: 'ver-E-&-b&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin variabilis, from variare to vary
1 a : able or apt to vary : subject to variation or changes <variable winds> <variable costs> b : FICKLE, INCONSTANT
2 : characterized by variations
3 : having the characteristics of a variable
4 : not true to type : ABERRANT -- used of a biological group or character
- var·i·abil·i·ty /"ver-E-&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- var·i·able·ness /'ver-E-&-b&l-n&s/ noun
- var·i·ably /-blE/ adverb