variable — Diccionario de inglés

Adjetivo

1. Able to vary or be varied.

   Sinónimos

   alterableflexiblechangeablemutable

   Antónimos

   constantinvariableimmutableunalterableunchangeable

   Ejemplos

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

2. Likely to vary.

   Sinónimos

   ficklefluctuatinginconstantshiftingunstableunsteadyup-and-down

   Antónimos

   constantinvariableimmutableunchangeable

   Ejemplos

   Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

3. Marked by diversity or difference.

   Sinónimos

   varying

   Antónimos

   unchanging

4. Having no fixed quantitative value.

   Antónimos

   constantinvariable

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

   Sinónimos

   aberrant

Sustantivo

1. Something that is variable.

   Sinónimos

   changeable

   Antónimos

   constantinvariable

2. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.

   Sinónimos

   parameter

   Ejemplos

   There are several variables to consider here.

   Más ejemplos (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.

   Sinónimos

   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.

   Uso

   • in-plural

Adjetivo

1. liable to or capable of change

   Antónimos

   invariable

   Ejemplos

   rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable

   variable winds

   Más ejemplos (1)

   variable expenses

2. marked by diversity or difference

   Sinónimos

   varying

   Ejemplos

   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

   Ejemplos

   a variable capacitor

   variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights

Sustantivo

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

   Términos más generales

   thing

   Ejemplos

   the weather is one variable to be considered

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

   Sinónimos

   variable quantity

   Términos más generales

   quantity

3. a star that varies noticeably in brightness

   Sinónimos

   variable star

   Términos más generales

   star

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

   Términos más generales

   symbol