HyperDic: variable

English > 7 senses of the word *variable*:
NOUN	object	variable	something that is likely to vary / vary
	cognition	variable, variable quantity	a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
	object	variable, variable star	a star that varies noticeably in brightness
	communication	variable	a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
ADJECTIVE	all	variable	liable to or capable of change
	all	variable, varying	marked by diversity or difference
	all	variable	(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied

variable > pronunciation
Sounds	veh'riyahbahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *variable*: 7 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	liable to or capable of change.
Examples	"rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable" "variable winds" "variable expenses"
Narrower	changeable, uncertain, unsettled	subject to change
	covariant	changing so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged
	multivariate	pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables
	protean	taking on different forms
	shifting	continuously varying
	variant	Exhibiting variation and change
	versatile	changeable or inconstant
See also	inconsistent	Displaying a lack of consistency
See also	inconstant	likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason
Opposite	invariable	not liable to or capable of change
Spanish	variable
Catalan	variable
Nouns	variability, variableness	the quality of being subject to variation
Nouns	variable	something that is likely to vary / vary
Adverbs	variably	with variation
Verbs	vary	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics / characteristics or essence
Verbs	vary	be subject to change in accordance with a variable

English > *variable*: 7 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	marked by diversity or difference.
Example	"nature is infinitely variable"
Synonym	varying
Broader	varied	Characterized by variety
Spanish	variable, variado
Catalan	variable
Nouns	variability	the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity
Nouns	variableness, variance	the quality of being subject to variation
Verbs	vary	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics / characteristics or essence
	vary	make something more diverse and varied
	vary	be subject to change in accordance with a variable

English > *variable*: 7 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied.
Examples	"a variable capacitor" "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"
Broader	adaptable	capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use
Spanish	variable
Catalan	variable
Nouns	variability, variableness	the quality of being subject to variation

English > *variable*: 7 senses > noun 1, object
Meaning	Something that is likely to vary / vary; something that is subject to variation.
Example	"the weather is one variable to be considered"
Broader	thing	A separate and self-contained entity
Spanish	variable
Catalan	variable
Adjectives	variable	liable to or capable of change

English > *variable*: 7 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	A quantity that can assume any of a set of values.
Synonym	variable quantity
Narrower	argument	A variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
	correlate, correlative	Either of two or more related or complementary variables
	degree of freedom	(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution
	dependent variable	(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable
	independent variable, experimental variable	(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
	infinitesimal	(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
	predictor variable	A variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)
	random variable, variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable	A variable quantity that is random
	scalar	A variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
	tensor	A generalization of the concept of a vector
	vector	A variable quantity that can be resolved into components
Broader	quantity	The concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
Spanish	variable
Catalan	variable
Adjectives	bivariate	having two variables

English > *variable*: 7 senses > noun 3, object
Meaning	A star that varies noticeably in brightness.
Synonym	variable star
Instances	Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar	The brightest star in Ursa Minor
Broader	star	(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
Spanish	estrella variable
Catalan	estel variable, estrella variable

English > *variable*: 7 senses > noun 4, communication
Meaning	A symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity.
Narrower	placeholder	A symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
Narrower	unknown, unknown quantity	A variable whose values are solutions of an equation
Broader	symbol	An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Spanish	variable
Catalan	variable

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