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variable

var·i·a·ble

variable

 
 
pronunciation:
veIr i bl
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: likely to change; not constant.
synonyms:
changeable, mutable, uncertain
antonyms:
changeless, constant, even, invariable, set, uniform
similar words:
changing, erratic, fickle, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, shifting, temperamental, unstable, unsteady, varying
definition 2: capable of changing or being changed; alterable; flexible.
synonyms:
changeable, modifiable, mutable
antonyms:
immutable, static, stationary
similar words:
adaptable, alterable, convertible, flexible, transformable
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)variable continuously, highly
(adj.)variable + noun annuity, cost, rate, speed, star, transmission
 
part of speech: noun
definition: something that tends to change or vary.
When determining which medicine to prescribe, a doctor must take into account many variables, such as the age and weight of the patient.
antonyms:
constant
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)variable academic, additional, behavioral, categorical, causal, cognitive, composite, contextual, continuous, demographic, dependent, descriptive, dummy, environmental, exogenous, explanatory, following, independent, individual, intervening, key, latent, measured, mediating, multiple, observed, organizational, potential, predictive, primary, psychological, psychosocial, random, related, relevant, remaining, selected, situational, socioeconomic, standard, structural [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)variable confound, control, examine, identify, manipulate, regress
(n.)variable + verb account, affect, analyze, assess, associate, calculate, code, consist, contribute, correlate, determine, enter, include, indicate, influence, investigate, measure, predict, relate, represent, select  [See all][See only the most frequent]
noun + (n.)variable Help background, behavior, category, coefficient, combination, comparison, control, correlation, criteria, data, deviation, difference, distribution, effect, ethnicity, function, impact, importance, indicator, influence, interaction, involvement, mean, measure, measurement, moderator, orientation, outcome, personality, predictor, relationship, score, set, statistics, status, value, variance  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: variably (adv.), variability (n.), variableness (n.)