variable — Dicionário de inglês

Adjetivo

1. Able to vary or be varied.

   Sinônimos

   alterableflexiblechangeablemutable

   Antônimos

   constantinvariableimmutableunalterableunchangeable

   Exemplos

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

2. Likely to vary.

   Sinônimos

   ficklefluctuatinginconstantshiftingunstableunsteadyup-and-down

   Antônimos

   constantinvariableimmutableunchangeable

   Exemplos

   Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

3. Marked by diversity or difference.

   Sinônimos

   varying

   Antônimos

   unchanging

4. Having no fixed quantitative value.

   Antônimos

   constantinvariable

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

   Sinônimos

   aberrant

Substantivo

1. Something that is variable.

   Sinônimos

   changeable

   Antônimos

   constantinvariable

2. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.

   Sinônimos

   parameter

   Exemplos

   There are several variables to consider here.

   Mais exemplos (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.

   Sinônimos

   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

   Antônimos

   invariable

   Exemplos

   rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable

   variable winds

   Mais exemplos (1)

   variable expenses

2. marked by diversity or difference

   Sinônimos

   varying

   Exemplos

   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

   Exemplos

   a variable capacitor

   variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights

Substantivo

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

   Termos mais gerais

   thing

   Exemplos

   the weather is one variable to be considered

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

   Sinônimos

   variable quantity

   Termos mais gerais

   quantity

3. a star that varies noticeably in brightness

   Sinônimos

   variable star

   Termos mais gerais

   star

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

   Termos mais gerais

   symbol