variable — Dictionnaire anglais

Adjectif

1. Able to vary or be varied.

   Synonymes

   alterableflexiblechangeablemutable

   Antonymes

   constantinvariableimmutableunalterableunchangeable

   Exemples

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

2. Likely to vary.

   Synonymes

   ficklefluctuatinginconstantshiftingunstableunsteadyup-and-down

   Antonymes

   constantinvariableimmutableunchangeable

   Exemples

   Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

3. Marked by diversity or difference.

   Synonymes

   varying

   Antonymes

   unchanging

4. Having no fixed quantitative value.

   Antonymes

   constantinvariable

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

   Synonymes

   aberrant

Nom

1. Something that is variable.

   Synonymes

   changeable

   Antonymes

   constantinvariable

2. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.

   Synonymes

   parameter

   Exemples

   There are several variables to consider here.

   Plus d’exemples (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.

   Synonymes

   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.

   Usage

   • in-plural

Adjectif

1. liable to or capable of change

   Antonymes

   invariable

   Exemples

   rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable

   variable winds

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   variable expenses

2. marked by diversity or difference

   Synonymes

   varying

   Exemples

   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

   Exemples

   a variable capacitor

   variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights

Nom

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

   Termes génériques

   thing

   Exemples

   the weather is one variable to be considered

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

   Synonymes

   variable quantity

   Termes génériques

   quantity

3. a star that varies noticeably in brightness

   Synonymes

   variable star

   Termes génériques

   star

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

   Termes génériques

   symbol