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English to English adjective 1. liable to or capable of change  rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable|variable winds|variable expenses source: wordnet30
2. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity. source: webster1913
adjective satellite 3. marked by diversity or difference the varying angles of roof slope|nature is infinitely variable source: wordnet30
4. (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 source: wordnet30
noun 5. something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation the weather is one variable to be considered source: wordnet30
6. a quantity that can assume any of a set of values source: wordnet30
7. a star that varies noticeably in brightness source: wordnet30
8. a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity source: wordnet30
9. That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change. source: webster1913
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