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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2367 COCA: 1862

variable

1 variable /ˈverijəbəl/ adjective
1 variable
/ˈverijəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of VARIABLE
[more variable; most variable]
: able or likely to change or be changed : not always the same易变的;可变的;多变的
opposite invariable

— variability

/ˌverijəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]

— variably

/ˈverijəbli/ adverb
2 variable /ˈverijəbəl/ noun
plural variables
2 variable
/ˈverijəbəl/
noun
plural variables
Learner's definition of VARIABLE
[count]
: something that changes or that can be changed : something that varies变量;可变情况;可变因素
mathematics : a quantity that can have any one of a set of values or a symbol that represents such a quantity变数;变量
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2367 COCA: 1862

variable

1 of 2

adjective

var·​i·​able ˈver-ē-ə-bəl How to pronounce variable (audio)
1
a
: able or apt to vary : subject to variation or changes
variable winds
variable costs
2
: characterized by variations
3
: having the characteristics of a variable
4
: not true to type : aberrant
used of a biological group or character
variability noun
variableness noun
variably adverb

variable

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values
b
: a symbol representing a variable
2
a
: something that is variable
b
: a factor in a scientific experiment that may be subject to change
3

Example Sentences

Adjective The winds were light and variable. The loan has a variable interest rate. Noun unemployment and other economic variables
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Some investors who finance their purchases with variable-rate loans may also face higher payments if interest rates continue to climb. Will Parker, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 This is especially true for variable-rate debt like credit cards. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 Only the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will support a variable refresh rate. Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 If your loan has a variable rate, the interest rate will likely increase. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 The Fed's short-term rates affect variable-rate debt. Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 15 July 2022 There's also G-Sync Compatibility to fight screen tears when your GPU's frame rate doesn't match the monitor's refresh rate and variable refresh rate for the PS5 via HDMI 2.1. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 28 June 2022 Most credit cards have a variable interest rate, meaning the rate can go up and down based on a few factors, including market conditions. cleveland, 25 June 2022 Aided by the boost of a variable-geometry turbocharger, the engine purrs willingly to its 6000-rpm redline and produces a respectable-if-not-quite-spirited 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, the latter from just 1750 rpm. Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 26 May 2021
Noun
These variables might confound the literacy variable’s relationship with turnout, possibly boosting the correlation. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 The determining variable is largely informed by how people are connected to and see organizational performance. Dave Silberman, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Then, the team tweaks a variable and runs the simulation again. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2022 Eurozone banks aren’t properly measuring and managing climate risk, with only one-fifth considering it as an variable when granting loans, the European Central Bank said. Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ, 8 July 2022 Hogenesch had hoped that pharmaceutical company executives would read the Science paper and be inspired to retest their existing drugs with timing as a variable. New York Times, 6 July 2022 And then, of course, the big variable will be Starship. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 But the most important variable might be the Russians themselves. David Axe, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 The critical variable for Blattman is the efficiency of the system of checks and balances operating in a society, not necessarily its level of democracy or autocracy. Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin variābilis "changeable," from Latin variāre "to make changeable, vary" + -ābilis -able

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of variable was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2367 COCA: 1862
variable

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, seem易變;似乎易變become變得反複不定ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常多變highly, widely變化無常Polar habitats are harsh and highly variable.極地的生存環境條件艱苦,變化無常。infinitely變化無窮These systems are infinitely variable.這些系統變化無窮。PREPOSITIONin在⋯方面多變variable in shape形狀上富於變化

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