Dictionary Check: variable
"variable" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
adjective
liable to or capable of change
Example:
"rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"
adjective
marked by diversity or difference
Example:
"the varying angles of roof slope"
adjective
(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
Example:
"a variable capacitor"
noun
something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
Example:
"the weather is one variable to be considered"
noun
a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
noun
a star that varies noticeably in brightness
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