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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Variable \Va"ri*a*ble\, a. [L. variabilis: cf. F. variable.]
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1. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of
alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds
or seasons; a variable quantity.
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2. Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable;
fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men
are variable; passions are variable.
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Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. --Shak.
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His heart, I know, how variable and vain! --Milton.
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Variable exhaust (Steam Eng.), a blast pipe with an
adjustable opening.
Variable quantity (Math.), a variable.
Variable stars (Astron.), fixed stars which vary in their
brightness, usually in more or less uniform periods.
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Syn: Changeable; mutable; fickle; wavering; unsteady;
versatile; inconstant.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Variable \Va"ri*a*ble\, a. [L. variabilis: cf. F. variable.]
1. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of
alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds
or seasons; a variable quantity.
2. Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable;
fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men
are variable; passions are variable.
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. --Shak.
His heart, I know, how variable and vain! --Milton.
Variable exhaust (Steam Eng.), a blast pipe with an
adjustable opening.
Variable quantity (Math.), a variable.
Variable stars (Astron.), fixed stars which vary in their
brightness, usually in more or less uniform periods.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
variable quantity
n : a quantity that can assume any of a set of values [syn: variable]
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
variable quantity /vˈeəɹɪəbəl kwˈɒntɪti/
Zustandsgröße , Zustandsvariable
Synonyms: state variable, state quantity
see: state variables, state quantities, variable quantities
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