variability

noun

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Recent Examples of variability The University of California recently held workshops on how to grow grape and nut crops during extreme weather, heat, drought, pest issues and greater climate variability. — Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The research relies on records of past temperature variability gleaned from living and ancient fossil corals in the Galápagos Islands. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Because of that heterogeneity, TNBC can be somewhat trickier to treat effectively—there is [variability] in their response to our best treatments. — Maggie Donahue, HEALTH, 20 Aug. 2026 Reliable Insights and Smart Alarms The Pixel Watch 5 monitors overall sleep duration, time spent in each sleep stage, oxygen variability, and average sleep heart rate, and provides a holistic sleep score based on your overnight data. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 The study also establishes Cygnus X-3 as the first ultra-high-energy gamma-ray source known to show temporal variability. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026 Lucky Schreiner, an analyst at DA Davidson, cautioned that there's still a lot of variability within software businesses, and that the boost from Silver Lake doesn't apply across the board. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 The Premier League is routinely held up as world football’s best domestic league, though competition, certainly in terms of variability of champions, is scarce. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Economists caution against over-interpreting single-month CPI figures due to their inherent variability and sampling methods. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variability
  1. changeability
  2. variance
  3. volatility
  4. variation
  5. mutability
  6. friction
  7. flexibility
  8. arbitrariness
Noun
  • More specifically, genres, whether spoken or written, reflect the changeability of their formal characteristics in connection to changes in the situation and the actions relevant to these genres.
    — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of changeability
Noun
  • Once zoning decisions, particularly variance uses, get approved, neighbors have little power besides the courts to stop a development.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In other states, a patchwork of AI approaches has emerged, with variance from one school district to another.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of variance
Noun
  • Even Nvidia limits its residual value support, highlighting the inherent volatility and risk in this new asset class.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rising bond yields and oil prices put stocks under pressure this week, while another bout of volatility in the AI trade tested investors' conviction in the market's biggest growth theme.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of volatility
Noun
  • Much of the variation across the options is between the West and Central zones.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Closer to home, Roman will monitor small variations in light from stars near the center of the Milky Way galaxy in order to infer the presence of rogue planets drifting between the stars.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of variation
Noun
  • Clouds, which for the artist Biggers symbolize potential and mutability, formed the theme of the evening, hanging over dinner on the museum’s terrace in synthetic cotton and wire constructions from an event designer.
    — Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
  • Those who recognize a compositional genius that grew out of constantly shifting dynamics and tempos, jazzy originality and infinite mutability.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of mutability
Noun
  • That moisturizing combination can benefit dry, brittle strands, too, since better lubricated hair creates less friction—and potentially less tangling and mechanical breakage—during brushing and styling.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Bridge’s rapid rise was driven by regions that featured high friction across borders, like Latin America.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of friction
Noun
  • The two of them seem united by their need to prove themselves in a world of white men afforded the privilege and flexibility to be far more eccentric.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, seek out books like these for practical ideas about rest, habits, focus, financial flexibility and sustainable performance.
    — John Hall, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of flexibility
Noun
  • During the pandemic, Lowe, the father of two boys, wrestled with establishing safety measures at Benjamin, and he was struck by the arbitrariness of many health protocols.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.
    — Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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“Variability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variability. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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