VARIABILITY Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

variability

noun

Definition of variability

as in changeability

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Recent Examples of variability This work to address data center load variability comes at a time of mounting public and governmental pressure. — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Some women rotate stacks based on menstrual cycle phase or wearable data like heart rate variability. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 Powdered fentanyl sold on the streets is particularly dangerous because of its higher variability. — Josh Katz, New York Times, 15 July 2026 My take on this is that a CGM can reveal individual variability in your post-meal glucose levels and increase your awareness of the impact of diet, activity, and sleep on your blood sugar levels. — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 15 July 2026 The widely used ‘Day 21’ progesterone test is based on a standard 28-day cycle that, in his view, does not reflect the variability of most menstrual cycles. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Hypanus guttatus again displayed broader variability, while the other species were more constrained, yet zinc did not neatly track trophic position or habitat use in the same linear way as nitrogen and carbon. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Thirty-eight participants completed the study while researchers measured EEG brain activity, heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV) and perceived stress. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 Heart stress-response tracks heart rate variability and resting heart rate. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

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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

But commissioners agreed with the county and the city’s planning department that the variances are appropriate.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Ultimately, the company did not receive any variances or exemptions as a result of its efforts, the spokesperson said.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of variance

Noun

Tariff volatility has been an issue, particularly for brands and manufacturers over-reliant on China, while regulation continues to dampen progress around smart glasses owing to EU delays around AI compliance, Cazin adds.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
Not to mention that an open capital account comes with the volatility of capital moving in and out at will.

— Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of volatility

Noun

Data center power infrastructure provider Dimaag, for example, presented in April a way to protect the grid from AI’s massive load variations, which can switch from almost nothing to hundreds of megawatts and back again several times per second.

— Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
The oldest depiction of a dragon-like beast dates back at least 4,000 years, and variations of the mythical creature cross cultures and oceans, appearing in ancient Europe, China, and Mesoamerica.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Definition of variation

Noun

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
The film addresses themes of injustice, accountability in journalism, the mutability of truth, who gets to frame the narrative, and who gets erased.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025

Definition of mutability

Noun

This modern methodology, also frequently employed by ascendent jazz jammers SML, adds artful friction to the Prairiewolf terroir.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 17 July 2026
Opportunities Using Business Frameworks AI opportunities shouldn't arise from a haphazard list of use cases but should start with a methodical examination of where value is created and where friction exists.

— Michael Chavira, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of friction

Noun

If white feels like too much upkeep, an off-white, cream or pale blue slipcover can achieve a similar effect with a bit more flexibility.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Markets like Round Top give you a bit more flexibility to grab a quick breakfast.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 July 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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