1 often changing; likely to change:
variable rainfall / temperature * The acting is of variable quality (= some of it is good and some of it is bad).
compareINVARIABLE
2 able to be changed:
The drill has variable speed control. * variable lighting
variably adverb
noun a situation, number or quantity that can vary or be varied:
With so many variables to consider, it is difficult to calculate the cost. * The temperature remained constant while pressure was a variable in the experiment.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is variable a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, variable is tagged as adjective.
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