variable — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Able to vary or be varied.

   Sinonimi

   alterableflexiblechangeablemutable

   Contrari

   constantinvariableimmutableunalterableunchangeable

   Esempi

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

2. Likely to vary.

   Sinonimi

   ficklefluctuatinginconstantshiftingunstableunsteadyup-and-down

   Contrari

   constantinvariableimmutableunchangeable

   Esempi

   Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

3. Marked by diversity or difference.

   Sinonimi

   varying

   Contrari

   unchanging

4. Having no fixed quantitative value.

   Contrari

   constantinvariable

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

   Sinonimi

   aberrant

Sostantivo

1. Something that is variable.

   Sinonimi

   changeable

   Contrari

   constantinvariable

2. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.

   Sinonimi

   parameter

   Esempi

   There are several variables to consider here.

   Altri esempi (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.

   Sinonimi

   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

Aggettivo

1. liable to or capable of change

   Contrari

   invariable

   Esempi

   rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable

   variable winds

   Altri esempi (1)

   variable expenses

2. marked by diversity or difference

   Sinonimi

   varying

   Esempi

   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

   Esempi

   a variable capacitor

   variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights

Sostantivo

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

   Termini più generali

   thing

   Esempi

   the weather is one variable to be considered

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

   Sinonimi

   variable quantity

   Termini più generali

   quantity

3. a star that varies noticeably in brightness

   Sinonimi

   variable star

   Termini più generali

   star

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

   Termini più generali

   symbol