Meaning of Variable

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Variable

1. 1
   a.

   Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.

2. 2
   a.

   Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable.

3. 3
   n.

   That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.

4. 4
   n.

   A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables.

5. 5
   n.

   A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.

6. 6
   n.

   Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.

7. 7
   a.

   Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.

8. 8
   a.

   Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable.

9. 9
   n.

   That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.

10. 10
    n.

    A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables.

11. 11
    n.

    A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.

12. 12
    n.

    Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.