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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 quotes

  • (..) Do you think I'm not? Why did Fury call us in? Why now? Why not before? What isn't he telling us? I can't do the equation unless I have all the variables. You think Fury's hiding something? He's a spy. Captain, he's "the" spy. His secrets have secrets. It's bugging him, too. Isn't it? (..)
    2012 The Avengers