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variable

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adaptable

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changeable

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covariant

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multivariate

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protean

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shifting

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uncertain

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unsettled

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varied

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versatile

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01adjective

liable to or capable of change

“rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable”

“variable winds”

02adjective

marked by diversity or difference

“the varying angles of roof slope”

“nature is infinitely variable”

03adjective

(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied

“a variable capacitor”

“variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights”

04noun

something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation

“the weather is one variable to be considered”

3 more meanings

05noun

a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

06noun

a star that varies noticeably in brightness

07noun

a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity

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