variable

var*i*able

adjective

{bc}able or apt to vary {bc}subject to {a_link|variation} or changes

variable

noun

{bc}a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values

variable rate mortgage

noun

{bc}{sx|adjustable rate mortgage||}

variable star

noun

{bc}a star whose brightness changes usually in more or less regular periods

dependent variable

noun

{bc}a mathematical variable whose value is determined by that of one or more other variables in a function

dummy variable

noun

{bc}an arbitrary mathematical symbol or variable that can be replaced by another without affecting the value of the expression in which it occurs

gram-vari*able

adjective

{bc}staining irregularly or inconsistently by Gramu0027s stain

independent variable

noun

{bc}a mathematical variable that is independent of the other variables in an expression or function and whose value determines one or more of the values of the other variables

random variable

noun

{bc}a variable that is itself a function of the result of a statistical experiment in which each outcome has a definite probability of occurrence