variable

nouns

something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation

"the weather is one variable to be considered"

variable

is a type of (narrower)

a separate and self-contained entity

thing

a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

variable, variable quantity

a star that varies noticeably in brightness

variable, variable star

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

variable

is a type of (narrower)

an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

symbol

adjectives

liable to or capable of change

"rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"

variable

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antonym

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subject to change

"a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"

changeable, uncertain, unsettled

is similar to

changing so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged

covariant

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pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables

multivariate

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taking on different forms

"eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same"

protean

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continuously varying

"taffeta with shifting colors"

shifting

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exhibiting variation and change

"letters variant in size"

variant

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changeable or inconstant

"versatile moods"

versatile

see also

likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable

"inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare

inconstant

marked by diversity or difference

"the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"

variable, varying

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(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied

"a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

variable

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variableness

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variability

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capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use

"to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"

adaptable