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    variable
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    var‧i‧a‧ble1 AC /ˈveəriəbəl $ ˈver-/ adjective
     Word Family: noun: variable, variance, variant, variety, variability, variation; adjective: variable ≠ invariable, varied, various; adverb: variably ≠ invariably, variously; verb: vary
    1. likely to change often ⇨ vary:
        Expect variable cloudiness and fog tomorrow.
        Interest rates can be highly variable.
        variable in size/shape/colour etc
        These fish are highly variable in color and pattern.
    2. sometimes good and sometimes bad:
        The quality of pork is often less variable than beef.
    3. able to be changed:
        The heater has variable temperature settings.
    —variably adverb
    —variability /ˌveəriəˈbɪləti, ˌveəriəˈbɪlɪti $ ˌver-/ noun [uncountable]

    II
    variable2 AC noun [countable]
     Word Family: noun: variable, variance, variant, variety, variability, variation; adjective: variable ≠ invariable, varied, various; adverb: variably ≠ invariably, variously; verb: vary
    1. something that may be different in different situations, so that you cannot be sure what will happen
       OPP  constant:
        There are too many variables in the experiment to predict the result accurately.
    2. technical a mathematical quantity which can represent several different amounts
       OPP  constant