variable

See also: Variable

EnglishEdit

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variable

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century from Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”).

PronunciationEdit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛəɹ.i.ə.bl̩/
(US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩/
(US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/
Audio (US)
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AdjectiveEdit

variable (comparative more variable, superlative most variable)

Able to vary or be varied.
variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor
Likely to vary.
- c. 1591–1595, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene ii]:
  Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
Marked by diversity or difference.
(mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
(biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.

SynonymsEdit

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

AntonymsEdit

(able to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unalterable, unchangeable; see also Thesaurus:immutable
(likely to vary): constant, invariable, immutable, unchangeable see also Thesaurus:steady or Thesaurus:changeless
(marked by diversity or difference): unchanging; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous
(mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value): constant, invariable

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

able to vary

Asturian: variable
Azerbaijani: dəyişkən (az)
Catalan: variable (ca)
Czech: proměnlivý, variabilní, proměnný
Dutch: veranderlijk (nl), variabel (nl), regelbaar (nl)
Finnish: vaihteleva (fi), muuttuva (fi)
French: variable (fr)
Galician: variable (gl), variábel (gl)
Georgian: ცვალებადი (cvalebadi)
German: variabel (de)
Greek: ευμετάβλητος (el) m (evmetávlitos), άστατος (el) m (ástatos), ευμετάβολος (el) m (evmetávolos)
Hungarian: változó (hu)
Italian: variabile (it), regolabile (it), flessiblie, modificabile (it)

Japanese: 可変 (kahen), 変えられる (ja) (kaerareru)
Malay: boleh ubah
Maori: taurangi, tāupe
Norwegian: variabel
Persian: متغیر‎ (fa) (moteğayyer)
Polish: zmienny (pl) m
Portuguese: variável (pt)
Romanian: variabil (ro) m or n
Russian: переме́нный (ru) (pereménnyj), изме́нчивый (ru) (izménčivyj), непостоя́нный (ru) (nepostojánnyj)
Spanish: variable (es)
Swedish: flexibel (sv), föränderlig (sv), reglerbar, rörlig (sv), ställbar (sv), variabel (sv)
Telugu: మారగల (māragala), మారే (mārē)
Turkish: değişken (tr)
Ukrainian: змі́нний m (zmínnyj), мінли́вий (uk) m (minlývyj), змі́нна f (zmínna), мінли́ва f (minlýva)

likely to vary

Asturian: variable
Catalan: variable (ca)
Dutch: veranderlijk (nl), variabel (nl), schommelend (nl), wisselend (nl), onbestendig (nl)
Esperanto: varia (eo)
Finnish: vaihteleva (fi), muuttuva (fi)
Galician: variable (gl), variábel (gl)
Georgian: ცვალებადი (cvalebadi)
German: variabel (de)
Hungarian: változékony (hu)
Italian: variabile (it)

Japanese: 変わりうる (kawariuru), 変わりやすい (kawariyasui)
Latin: variabilis
Maori: taurangi, tāupe
Norwegian: variabel
Polish: zmienny (pl) m
Portuguese: variável (pt)
Romanian: variabil (ro) m or n
Russian: переме́нный (ru) (pereménnyj), изме́нчивый (ru) (izménčivyj), непостоя́нный (ru) (nepostojánnyj)
Spanish: variable (es)
Swedish: ombytlig (sv), ostadig (sv), växlande (sv)
Telugu: అస్థిర (asthira)
Ukrainian: змі́нний m (zmínnyj), мінли́вий (uk) m (minlývyj), змі́нна f (zmínna), мінли́ва f (minlýva)

marked by diversity or difference

Dutch: veranderlijk (nl), variabel (nl), schommelend (nl), wisselend (nl), onbestendig (nl)
Finnish: vaihteleva (fi)
French: variable (fr)
Georgian: ცვალებადი (cvalebadi)
Greek: μεταβλητός (el) m (metavlitós)
Italian: variabile (it)
Norwegian: varierende

Polish: zmienny (pl) m
Portuguese: variável (pt)
Romanian: variabil (ro) m or n
Russian: переме́нный (ru) (pereménnyj), изме́нчивый (ru) (izménčivyj), непостоя́нный (ru) (nepostojánnyj)
Swedish: varierande (sv), omväxlande (sv)
Ukrainian: змі́нний m (zmínnyj), мінли́вий (uk) m (minlývyj), змі́нна (zmínna), мінли́ва f (minlýva)

mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value

Catalan: variable (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 變數 (zh), 变数 (zh) (biànshù)
Czech: variabilní, proměnný
Dutch: veranderlijk (nl), variabel (nl)
Estonian: muutuja
Finnish: vaihteleva (fi)
French: variable (fr) f
Georgian: ცვლადი (cvladi)
German: variabel (de)
Greek: μεταβλητή (el) f (metavlití)
Hebrew: משתנה‎ (he) m (mishtane)
Indonesian: variabel (id)
Italian: variabile (it)

Japanese: 可変 (kahen)
Latin: variābilis
Macedonian: про́менлив m (prómenliv)
Maori: taurangi
Norwegian: variabel
Persian: متغیر‎ (fa) (moteğayyer)
Polish: zmienna (pl) f
Portuguese: variável (pt)
Romanian: variabil (ro) m or n
Russian: переме́нный (ru) (pereménnyj), переме́нная (ru) f (pereménnaja)
Swedish: variabel (sv)
Tagalog: aligan
Telugu: చర (cara)
Ukrainian: змі́нна f (zmínna)

biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type

Norwegian: avvikende
Polish: zmienny (pl) m

Romanian: schimbabil m or n, variabil (ro) m or n
Swedish: avvikande (sv)

NounEdit

variable (plural variables)

Something that is variable.
Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
  Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
There are several variables to consider here.
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Variable (mathematics)
Wikipedia
(mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
(mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.
(programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
(astronomy) A variable star.
(nautical) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
(nautical, in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.

SynonymsEdit

(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; see also Thesaurus:variable

AntonymsEdit

(something that is variable): constant, invariable

HyponymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

variable star

TranslationsEdit

something that is variable

Asturian: variable f
Catalan: variable (ca) f
Czech: proměnná f
Dutch: variabele (nl) m or f, veranderlijke (nl) m or f
French: variable (fr) f
Galician: variable (gl) f, variábel (gl) f
German: Variable (de) f
Indonesian: variabel (id)
Italian: variabile (it) f

Norwegian: variabel m
Polish: zmienny (pl) m
Portuguese: variável (pt) f
Romanian: variabilă (ro)
Spanish: variable (es) f
Swedish: variabel (sv) c
Telugu: చరము (te) (caramu)
Turkish: değişken (tr)

something whose value may be dictated or discovered

Czech: faktor (cs) m
Dutch: veranderlijke (nl) m or f, variabele (nl) m or f, variabele waarde f
Finnish: muuttuja (fi)
French: variable (fr) f, paramètre (fr) m
German: Variable (de) f
Italian: variabile (it) f

Norwegian: variabel m
Portuguese: variável (pt) f
Russian: неизве́стное (ru) n (neizvéstnoje)
Swedish: parameter (sv) c, variabel (sv) c
Turkish: değişken (tr)

mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values

Albanian: variabël
Arabic: مُتَغَيِّر‎ m (mutaḡayyir)
Asturian: variable f
Belarusian: пераме́нная f (pjeramjénnaja), зме́нная f (zmjénnaja)
Bulgarian: проме́нлива (bg) f (proménliva)
Burmese: ကိန်းရှင် (my) (kin:hrang)
Catalan: variable (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 變數 (zh), 变数 (zh) (biànshù), 變量 (zh), 变量 (zh) (biànliàng)
Czech: proměnná f
Danish: variabel c
Dutch: variabele (nl) m or f, veranderlijke (nl) m or f
Estonian: muutuja
Finnish: muuttuja (fi)
French: variable (fr) f, paramètre (fr) m
Galician: variable (gl) f, variábel (gl) f
German: Variable (de) f, Parameter (de) m
Greek: μεταβλητή (el) f (metavlití)
Hebrew: מִשְׁתַּנֶּה‎ (he) f (mishtané)
Hindi: चर (hi) (car)
Hungarian: változó (hu)
Icelandic: breyta (is) f
Indonesian: variabel (id), peubah (id)
Italian: variabile (it) f, parametro (it) m
Japanese: 変数 (へんすう, hensū), 変項 (へんこう, henkō)
Kazakh: айнымалы (aynımalı)

Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 변수 (ko) (byeonsu) (變數 (ko))
Lao: ຕົວແປ (tūa pǣ)
Macedonian: променлива f (promenliva)
Maori: taurangi
Mongolian: хувьсагч (mn) (huvʹsagč)
Norwegian: variabel m
Persian: متغیر‎ (fa) (moteğayyer)
Polish: zmienna (pl) f
Portuguese: variável (pt) f
Romanian: variabilă (ro) f, parametru (ro)
Russian: переме́нная (ru) f (pereménnaja)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: променљива f, промјенљива f

Roman: promenljiva f, promjenljiva (sh) f
Slovak: premenná f
Slovene: spremenljívka (sl) f
Spanish: variable (es) f
Swedish: variabel (sv) c
Tagalog: aligin
Tajik: мутағайир (mutaġayir)
Telugu: చరరాశి (cararāśi)
Thai: ตัวแปร (th) (dtuua-bprɛɛ)
Turkish: değişken (tr)
Ukrainian: змі́нна f (zmínna)
Vietnamese: biên sô (變數)

mathematics: a symbol representing a variable

Dutch: variabel (nl) m or f, veranderlijk (nl) m or f
Finnish: muuttuja (fi)
French: variable (fr) f, paramètre (fr) m
German: Variable (de) f, Symbol (de) n, Platzhalter (de) m, Variablensymbol n,
Greek: μεταβλητή (el) f (metavlití)
Japanese: 変数 (へんすう, hensū)
Korean: 변수 (ko) (byeonsu)
Norwegian: variabel m
Persian: متغیر‎ (fa) (moteğayyer)

Polish: zmienna (pl) f
Portuguese: variável (pt) f
Romanian: variabilă (ro)
Russian: неизве́стная (ru) f (neizvéstnaja), переме́нная (ru) f (pereménnaja)
Swedish: variabel (sv) c
Tagalog: aligin
Thai: ตัวแปร (th) (dtuua-bprɛɛ)
Turkish: değişken (tr)

computing: a named mutable piece of storage

Arabic: مُتَغَيِّر‎ m (mutaḡayyir)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 變量 (zh), 变量 (zh) (biànliàng)
Czech: proměnná f
Dutch: variabele (nl) m or f
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: muuttuja (fi)
French: variable (fr) f
German: Variable (de) f
Greek: μεταβλητή (el) (metavlití)
Hebrew: מִשְׁתַּנֶּה‎ (he) f (mishtané)
Hindi: चर (hi) (car)
Japanese: 変数 (へんすう, hensū)

Korean: 변수 (ko) (byeonsu) (變數 (ko))
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: variabel m
Persian: متغیر‎ (fa) (moteğayyer)
Polish: zmienna (pl) f
Portuguese: variável (pt) f
Russian: переме́нная (ru) f (pereménnaja)
Swedish: variabel (sv) c
Thai: ตัวแปร (th) (dtuua-bprɛɛ)
Turkish: değişken (tr)
Ukrainian: змі́нна f (zmínna)
Vietnamese: biên sô (變數)

astronomy: a variable star — see variable star

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