variable

1. Liable to or capable of change (synset 302514176)
   "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"
   also:

   • inconsistent - displaying a lack of consistency
   • inconstant - likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable
   similar to:

   • 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
2. Marked by diversity or difference (synset 302517573)
   "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"
   similar to: varied - characterized by variety
   same as: varying
3. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied (synset 301032411)
   "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"
   similar to: adaptable - capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use

1. Something that is likely to vary;
   Something that is subject to variation (synset 109492089)
   "the weather is one variable to be considered"
   is a type of: thing - a separate and self-contained entity
2. A quantity that can assume any of a set of values (synset 105866043)
   is a type of: quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
   subtypes:

   • argument - a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
   • experimental variable, independent variable - (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
   • 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
   • predictor variable - a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)
   • infinitesimal - (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
   • chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variant, variate - 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
   same as: variable quantity
3. A star that varies noticeably in brightness (synset 109492282)
   is a type of: star - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
   specific instances: north star, polar star, polaris, pole star, polestar - the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
   same as: variable star
4. A symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity (synset 107285985)
   is a type of: symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
   subtypes:

   • placeholder - a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
   • unknown, unknown quantity - a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

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