variable — Englisches Wörterbuch

Adjektiv

1. Able to vary or be varied.

   Synonyme

   alterableflexiblechangeablemutable

   Antonyme

   constantinvariableimmutableunalterableunchangeable

   Beispiele

   variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor

2. Likely to vary.

   Synonyme

   ficklefluctuatinginconstantshiftingunstableunsteadyup-and-down

   Antonyme

   constantinvariableimmutableunchangeable

   Beispiele

   Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

3. Marked by diversity or difference.

   Synonyme

   varying

   Antonyme

   unchanging

4. Having no fixed quantitative value.

   Antonyme

   constantinvariable

5. Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.

   Synonyme

   aberrant

Substantiv

1. Something that is variable.

   Synonyme

   changeable

   Antonyme

   constantinvariable

2. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.

   Synonyme

   parameter

   Beispiele

   There are several variables to consider here.

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   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.

3. A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.

   Synonyme

   variable quantity

4. A symbol representing a variable.

5. A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.

6. A variable star.

7. A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.

8. Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.

   Gebrauch

   • in-plural

Adjektiv

1. liable to or capable of change

   Antonyme

   invariable

   Beispiele

   rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable

   variable winds

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   variable expenses

2. marked by diversity or difference

   Synonyme

   varying

   Beispiele

   the varying angles of roof slope

   nature is infinitely variable

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

   Beispiele

   a variable capacitor

   variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights

Substantiv

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

   Oberbegriffe

   thing

   Beispiele

   the weather is one variable to be considered

2. a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

   Synonyme

   variable quantity

   Oberbegriffe

   quantity

3. a star that varies noticeably in brightness

   Synonyme

   variable star

   Oberbegriffe

   star

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

   Oberbegriffe

   symbol