pemboleh ubah

Malay edit

Etymology edit

Compound of pemboleh (“one that allows”) +‎ ubah (“to change”). Compare to Indonesian peubah.

Noun edit

pemboleh ubah (plural pemboleh-pemboleh ubah, informal 1st possessive pemboleh ubahku, 2nd possessive pemboleh ubahmu, 3rd possessive pemboleh ubahnya)

(mathematics) variable
Pemboleh ubah x dan y
Variables x and y

Synonyms edit

(mathematics): peubah (Indonesian)
(mathematics): variabel (Indonesian)

Further reading edit

“pemboleh ubah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.