Variable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 Translations to be checked 1.3.6 See also

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈveəriəbəl/, SAMPA: /"ve@ri@b@l/

Adjective

Variable (comparative more Variable, superlative most Variable)

1. able to vary
2. likely to vary
3. marked by diversity or difference
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Synonyms

• (able to vary): alterable, flexible, changeable, mutable
• (likely to vary): fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, shifting, unstable, unsteady
• (marked by diversity or difference): varying
• (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type): aberrant

Antonyms

• (able to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unalterable, unchangeable
• (likely to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unchangeable
• (marked by diversity or difference): unchanging
• (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value): constant, invariable

Translations

able to vary

Dutch: veranderlijk, variabel, regelbaar Finnish: vaihteleva, muuttuva German: variabel Italian: variabile, regolabile, flessiblie, modificabile

Japanese: 変えられる (kaerareru) Russian: переменный (pereménnyj), изменчивый (izménčivyj), непостоянный (nepostojánnyj) Swedish: flexibel, föränderlig, reglerbar, rörlig, ställbar, variabel Telugu: మారగల (maaragala), మారే (maarae)

likely to vary

Dutch: veranderlijk, variabel, schommelend, wisselend, onbestendig Finnish: vaihteleva, muuttuva German: variabel Italian: variabile

Japanese: 変わりやすい (kawariyasui) Russian: переменный (pereménnyj), изменчивый (izménčivyj), непостоянный (nepostojánnyj) Swedish: ombytlig, ostadig, växlande Telugu: ఠస్థిర (asthira)

marked by diversity or difference

Dutch: veranderlijk, variabel, schommelend, wisselend, onbestendig Finnish: vaihteleva Italian: variabile

Russian: переменный (pereménnyj), изменчивый (izménčivyj), непостоянный (nepostojánnyj) Swedish: varierande, omväxlande

mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value

Dutch: veranderlijk, variabel Finnish: vaihteleva German: variabel Italian: variabile

Japanese: 可変な (kahen na) Russian: переменный (pereménnyj) Swedish: variabel Telugu: చర (chara)

biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type

Swedish: avvikande

Noun

Variable (plural Variables)

1. something that is variable
2. something whose value may be dictated or discovered

   There are several variables to consider here.

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4. ((mathematics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) a symbol representing a variable
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6. (astronomy) a variable star

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

Antonyms

• (something that is variable): constant, invariable

Derived terms

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• metasyntactic variable
• variability
• variable star
• variableness
• variably
• vary

Translations

something that is variable

Dutch: variabele m. or f., veranderlijke m. or f. French: variable f. German: Variable f. Italian: variabile f.

Swedish: variabel c. Telugu: చరము (charamu)

something whose value may be dictated or discovered

Dutch: veranderlijke m. or f., variabele m. or f., variabele waarde f. Finnish: muuttuja French: variable f., paramètre m. German: Variable f. Italian: variabile f.

Russian: неизвестное (neizvéstnoje) n. Swedish: parameter c., variabel c.

mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values

Dutch: variabele m. or f., veranderlijke m. or f. Finnish: muuttuja French: variable f., paramètre m. German: Variable f., Parameter m. Italian: variabile f., parametro m.

Japanese: 変数 (hensū) Russian: переменная (величина) (pereménnaja (veličiná)) f. Swedish: variabel c. Telugu: చరరాశి (chararaaSi)

mathematics: a symbol representing a variable

Dutch: variabele m. or f., veranderlijke m. or f. Finnish: muuttuja French: variable f., paramètre m. German: Variable f., Symbol n., Platzhalter m., Variablensymbol n.,

Japanese: 変数 (hensū) Russian: неизвестная (neizvéstnaja) f., переменная (pereménnaja) f. Swedish: variabel c.

computing: a named mutable piece of storage

Finnish: muuttuja French: variable f. German: Variable f.

Russian: переменная (pereménnaja) f. Swedish: variabel c.

astronomy: a variable star

See' variable star

Translations to be checked

• Chinese: 可变物, 可變, 可变
• Korean: 가변, 변하기
• Lithuanian: kintamasis m.
• Norwegian: variabele
• Polish: zmienna f.
• Portuguese: variável m and f
• Slovak: premenná f.
• Spanish: variable f.

See also

• argument

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