variable

  • (noun): Something that is variable.
  • (noun): Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
  • (noun): A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
  • (noun): A symbol representing a variable.
  • (noun): A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
  • (noun): A variable star.
  • (noun): A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
  • (noun): (in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
  • (adjective): Able to vary or be varied.
  • (adjective): Likely to vary.
  • (adjective): Marked by diversity or difference.
  • (adjective): Having no fixed quantitative value.
  • (adjective): Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
  • There are several variables to consider here.
  • variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor