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n. a quantity or function that may assume any given value in a computer program

n. a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity

n. something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered"

variable, variable quantity

n. a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

variable star, variable

n. a star that varies noticeably in brightness

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variable

adj. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

varying, variable

adj. marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"

variable, unsettled

adj. "unsettled weather"

fickle, volatile

adj. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

unstable

adj. lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"

changeable, changeful

adj. such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)

adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

convulsive, spasmodic, spastic

adj. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"

unreliable, undependable

adj. not to be trusted

unreliable, undependable

adj. not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

untrustworthy, untrusty

adj. not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"

mutable, changeable

adj. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature; "a mutable substance"; "the mutable ways of fortune"; "mutable weather patterns"; "a mutable foreign policy"

adaptable

adj. capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"

alterable

adj. capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment"

convertible, transformable, translatable, transmutable

adj. capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality"

mutable, changeable

adj. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature; "a mutable substance"; "the mutable ways of fortune"; "mutable weather patterns"; "a mutable foreign policy"

unstable

adj. lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"

capricious, freakish

adj. changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"

fickle, volatile

adj. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

inconstant

adj. likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare

alterable

adj. capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment"

inconsistent

adj. displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"

inconstant

adj. likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare

many-sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious

adj. having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd"

omnifarious

adj. of all varieties or forms or kinds; "omnifarious reading"

varicolored, varicoloured, variegated

adj. having a variety of colors

variform

adj. varying in form or shape

versatile, various

adj. having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"

adjustable

adj. capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates"

astatic

adj. not static or stable

erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)

adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

fluid, unstable

adj. subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"

kaleidoscopic, kaleidoscopical

adj. continually shifting or rapidly changing

labile

adj. liable to change; "an emotionally labile person"

open-ended

adj. allowing for future changes or revisions; "open-ended agreements"

quick-change(a)

adj. adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes; "a quick-change artist"

reversible

adj. capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell"

volatile

adj. tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"

invariable

adj. not liable to or capable of change; "an invariable temperature"; "an invariable rule"; "his invariable courtesy"

changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying

adj. unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "principles of unvarying validity"

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