About The Word Variable
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What's The Definition Of Variable?
[n] a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
[n] a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity [n] something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered" [n] a star that varies noticeably in brightness [adj] (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" [adj] liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses" [adj] marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable" Synonyms | Synonyms for Variable: adaptable | changeable | protean | shifting | uncertain | unsettled | variable quantity | variable star | varied | varying | versatile Related Terms | Find terms related to Variable: See Also | argument | chance variable | correlate | correlative | degree of freedom | dependent variable | entity | inconsistent | inconstant | independent variable | North Star | physical thing | placeholder | polar star | Polaris | polestar | quantity | random variable | scalar | star | stochastic variable | symbol | tensor | unknown | unknown quantity | variant | variate | vector Variable In Webster's Dictionary \Va"ri*a*ble\, a. [L. variabilis: cf. F. variable.]
1. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of
alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds
or seasons; a variable quantity.
2. Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable;
fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men
are variable; passions are variable.
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. --Shak.
His heart, I know, how variable and vain! --Milton.
{Variable exhaust} (Steam Eng.), a blast pipe with an
adjustable opening.
{Variable quantity} (Math.), a variable.
{Variable stars} (Astron.), fixed stars which vary in their
brightness, usually in more or less uniform periods.
Syn: Changeable; mutable; fickle; wavering; unsteady;
versatile; inconstant.
\Va"ri*a*ble\, n. 1. That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change. 2. (Math.) A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x^{2} - y^{2} = R^{2}, x and y are variables. 3. (Naut.) (a) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force. (b) pl. Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts. {Independent variable} (Math.), that one of two or more variables, connected with each other in any way whatever, to which changes are supposed to be given at will. Thus, in the equation x^{2} - y^{2} = R^{2}, if arbitrary changes are supposed to be given to x, then x is the independent variable, and y is called a function of x. There may be two or more independent variables in an equation or problem. Cf. {Dependent variable}, under {Dependent}. |
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