English to English adjective
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liable to or capable of change |  | Example: rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable variable winds variable expenses
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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
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marked by diversity or difference |  | Example: the varying angles of roof slope nature is infinitely variable
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(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied |  | Example: a variable capacitor variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights
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something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation |  | Example: the weather is one variable to be considered
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a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |  | source: wordnet30
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a star that varies noticeably in brightness |  | source: wordnet30
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a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity |  | source: wordnet30
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That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change. |  | source: webster1913
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