variable
noun C1- Something that is variable.
- Something whose value may be dictated or discovered. · There are several variables to consider here.
- A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
- A symbol representing a variable.
- A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- A variable star.
- A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
- Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
Plural variables
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