| variable | |
| 1. adj. Able to vary. | |
| variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity | |
| 2. adj. Likely to vary. | |
| 3. adj. Marked by diversity or difference. | |
| 4. adj. (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value. | |
| 5. adj. (biology) Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type. | |
| 6. n. Something that is variable. | |
| 7. n. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered. | |
| There are several variables to consider here. | |
| 8. n. (mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values. | |
| 9. n. (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable. | |
| 10. n. (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them. | |
| 11. n. (astronomy) A variable star. | |
| 12. n. (nautical) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force. | |
| 13. n. (nautical, in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts. | |
