variableness

var·i·a·ble

 (vâr′ē-ə-bəl, văr′-)

adj.

1.

a. Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable.

b. Inconstant; fickle.

2. Biology Tending to exhibit genetic variation or variation in a physical trait: geographically variable color patterns.

3. Mathematics Having no fixed quantitative value.

n.

1. Something that varies or is prone to variation.

2. Astronomy A variable star.

3. Mathematics

a. A quantity capable of assuming any of a set of values.

b. A symbol representing such a quantity. For example, in the expression a² + b² = c², a,b, and c are variables.

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var′i·a·ble·ness n.

var′i·a·bly adv.

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Noun

1.

variableness - the quality of being subject to variation variability, variance changeability, changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather" variedness - characterized by variation variegation - variability in coloration personal equation - variability attributable to individual differences invariableness, invariance, invariability - the quality of being resistant to variation

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