Variable

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-23-2012

variable
adjective1

liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"[ant: invariable]2

marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"[syn: varying]3

(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"
noun1

something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered"2

a quantity that can assume any of a set of values3

a star that varies noticeably in brightness[syn: variable star]4

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

07-23-2012	#1
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Variable variable adjective1liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"[ant: invariable]2marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"[syn: varying]3(used of a device) designed so that a property (as eg light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights" noun1something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered"2a quantity that can assume any of a set of values3a star that varies noticeably in brightness[syn: variable star]4a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity