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variable

Definition

  • noun: something that changes or that can be changed
  • noun: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values
  • adjective: able or likely to change or be changed
  • adjective: able or apt to vary
  • used of a biological group or character
  • synonyms: inconstant, versatile, unsteady

Examples

  • unemployment and other economic 'variables'

  • The loan has a 'variable' interest rate.

  • The winds were light and 'variable'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) why you did it. Look, the arrival of strong artificial intelligence has been inevitable for decades. The variable was "when," not "if." So I don't see Ava as a decision, just an evolution. I think it's the next model (..)
    2014 Ex Machina