Variable

Adjective

 * 1) able to vary
 * 2) likely to vary
 * 3) marked by diversity or difference
 * 4)  having no fixed quantitative value
 * 5)  tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type

Synonyms

 * (able to vary): alterable, flexible, changeable, mutable
 * (likely to vary): fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, shifting, unstable, unsteady
 * (marked by diversity or difference): varying
 * (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type): aberrant

Antonyms

 * (able to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unalterable, unchangeable
 * (likely to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unchangeable
 * (marked by diversity or difference): unchanging
 * (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value): constant, invariable

Derived terms

 * variability
 * variableness

Noun

 * 1) something that is variable
 * 2) something whose value may be dictated or discovered
 * There are several variables to consider here.
 * 1)  a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values
 * 2)  a symbol representing a variable
 * 3)  a named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them
 * 4)  a variable star

Synonyms

 * (something that is variable): changeable
 * (something whose value may be dictated or discovered): parameter
 * (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values): variable quantity

Antonyms

 * (something that is variable): constant, invariable

Hyponyms

 * See also Thesaurus:variable

Derived terms

 * bound variable
 * categorical variable
 * continuous variable
 * dependent variable
 * discrete variable
 * flow variable
 * free variable
 * independent variable
 * interval variable


 * metasyntactic variable
 * nominal variable
 * ordinal variable
 * ratio variable
 * stock variable
 * variable star
 * variably
 * vary

Adverbs for Variable
vexatiously; mysteriously; irritatingly; unpredictably; strangely; unreasonably; mischievously; absurdly; inexplicably; unwarrantably; unstably; unreliably; provoking-ly; remarkably; unaccountably; intensely; inconveniently; uncomfortably;  uselessly; unnecessarily. slight; injurious; pleasing; distracting; endless; beneficial; numerous (pi); dignified; appreciable; perpetual; transient; emotional.

Verbs for Variable
account for—; afford—; ascertain—; augment—; calculate—; check—; condone—; correct—; countenance—; decry—; determine—; discern—; disclose—; discount—; dispel—; evolve—; record—; register—; result in—; welcome—; —arises; —deviates; —modifies; —modulates; —occurs.

Thesaurus
able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, adrift, afloat, agnostic, alterable, alterative, alternating, ambiguous, amorphous, broken, capricious, careening, catchy, chancy, changeable, changeful, changing, checkered, choppy, desultory, deviable, deviating, deviative, deviatory, dicey, different, disconnected, discontinuous, disorderly, divaricate, divergent, diversified, diversiform, dizzy, doubting, eccentric, equivocal, erose, erratic, ever-changing, fast and loose, fickle, fitful, flexible, flickering, flighty, flitting, fluctuating, fluid, freakish, giddy, guttering, halting, herky-jerky, hesitant, hesitating, heteroclite, immethodical, impermanent, impetuous, impulsive, incalculable, inconsistent, inconstant, indecisive, indemonstrable, infirm, intermittent, intermitting, irregular, irresolute, irresponsible, jagged, jerky, kaleidoscopic, lurching, malleable, many-sided, mazy, mercurial, metamorphic, mobile, modifiable, moody, motley, movable, mutable, nonconformist, nonstandard, nonuniform, patchy, permutable, plastic, pluralistic, polysemous, protean, proteiform, ragged, rambling, resilient, restless, rough, roving, rubbery, scatterbrained, scrappy, shapeless, shifting, shifty, shuffling, skeptical, slippery, snatchy, spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, spastic, spineless, sporadic, spotty, staggering, supple, temperamental, ticklish, touch-and-go, transient, transitory, uncertain, unconfirmable, uncontrolled, unconvinced, undependable, undisciplined, undivinable, unequable, unequal, uneven, unfixed, unforeseeable, unmethodical, unmetrical, unorthodox, unpersuaded, unpredictable, unprovable, unregular, unreliable, unrestrained, unrhythmical, unsettled, unstable, unstable as water, unstaid, unsteadfast, unsteady, unsure, unsystematic, ununiform, unverifiable, vacillating, vagrant, variegated, variform, various, varying, veering, vicissitudinary, vicissitudinous, volatile, wandering, wanton, wavering, wavery, wavy, wayward, whimsical, wishy-washy, wobbling, wobbly

Pronunciation

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Etymology
From variable: <  variare: < varius:.

Adjective

 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: vaihteleva, muuttuva
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek: ευμετάβλητος, άστατος,  ευμετάβολος
 * Italian: variabile, regolabile, flessiblie, modificabile
 * Japanese: 可変な, 変えられる (kaerareru)


 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: zmienny, zmienna , zmienne
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: variabil
 * Russian:, ,
 * Swedish: flexibel, föränderlig, reglerbar, rörlig, ställbar, variabel
 * Telugu: మారగల (maaragala), మారే (maarae)
 * Turkish:


 * Dutch: veranderlijk, variabel, schommelend, wisselend, onbestendig
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: vaihteleva, muuttuva
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 変わりうる, 変わりやすい
 * Norwegian:


 * Polish: zmienny, zmienna , zmienne
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: variabil
 * Russian: переменный (pereménnyj), изменчивый (izménčivyj), непостоянный (nepostojánnyj)
 * Swedish: ombytlig, ostadig, växlande
 * Telugu: అస్థిర (asthira)


 * Dutch: veranderlijk, variabel, schommelend, wisselend, onbestendig
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: varierende


 * Polish: zmienny, zmienna , zmienne
 * Romanian: variabil
 * Russian: переменный (pereménnyj), изменчивый (izménčivyj), непостоянный (nepostojánnyj)
 * Swedish: varierande, omväxlande


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: muutuja
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 可変な
 * Macedonian: променлив
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: variabil
 * Russian: переменный (pereménnyj)
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: చర (chara)


 * Norwegian: avvikende
 * Polish: zmienny, zmienna , zmienne


 * Romanian: schimbabil, variabil
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * Czech:
 * Dutch: variabele, veranderlijke
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:


 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: zmienny, zmienna , zmienne
 * Portuguese:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: చరము (charamu)


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: veranderlijke, variabele , variabele waarde
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:


 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Arabic: متغير
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 變量, 变量
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: variabele, veranderlijke
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: चर


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 변수
 * Macedonian: променлива
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: చరరాశి (chararaaSi)
 * Thai: ตัวแปร
 * Vietnamese: biên sô


 * Dutch: variabele, veranderlijke
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: Variable, Symbol , Platzhalter , Variablensymbol ,
 * Greek:
 * Japanese:


 * Korean: 변수
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: متغير
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: चर


 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 변수
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ตัวแปร
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: biên sô


 * : 可变物 (kě biàn wù), 可變, 可变 (kě biàn)
 * : 가변 (gabyeon), 변하기 (byeonhagi)
 * : kintamasis
 * : premenná
 * : variable

Adjective

 * 1) variable

Noun

 * 1) variable

Etymology
From variabilis.

Anagrams

 * balivera

Adjective

 * 1) variable, changeable

Etymology
From variabilis:.

Related terms

 * variación
 * variar

Adjective

 * 1) variable

Noun

 * 1) variable