Variable
noun
Something that can change or be different.
There are too many variables to make a prediction.
Often appears as...
- control variable
- dependent variable
adjective
Changing or varying, especially often and without a fixed pattern.
The weather is highly variable in this region.
Often appears as...
- variable weather
- variable interest rate
noun
In programming, a named space in the memory of a computer where data can be stored and changed.
The variable 'x' is assigned the value 5 in this line of code.
Often appears as...
- declare a variable
- initialize a variable
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Technical
noun
Something that can change or be different.
There are too many variables to make a prediction.
Often appears as...
- control variable
- dependent variable
adjective
Changing or varying, especially often and without a fixed pattern.
The weather is highly variable in this region.
Often appears as...
- variable weather
- variable interest rate
noun
In programming, a named space in the memory of a computer where data can be stored and changed.
The variable 'x' is assigned the value 5 in this line of code.
Often appears as...
- declare a variable
- initialize a variable
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3In Research Contexts
Used to describe factors in experiments that can be manipulated or measured.
To understand plant growth, sunlight was considered a variable.
Pro Tip 2/3Predicting Outcomes
In discussions on future events, signifies uncertain factors affecting outcomes.
Weather variables make the game's result unpredictable.
Pro Tip 3/3Mathematical Context
Refers to symbols representing numbers in math equations, which can change.
Let variable 'a' be any number greater than zero.
Pro Tip 1/3In Research Contexts
Used to describe factors in experiments that can be manipulated or measured.
To understand plant growth, sunlight was considered a variable.
Pro Tip 2/3Predicting Outcomes
In discussions on future events, signifies uncertain factors affecting outcomes.
Weather variables make the game's result unpredictable.
Pro Tip 3/3Mathematical Context
Refers to symbols representing numbers in math equations, which can change.
Let variable 'a' be any number greater than zero.
Pro Tip 1/3In Research Contexts
Used to describe factors in experiments that can be manipulated or measured.
To understand plant growth, sunlight was considered a variable.
Pro Tip 2/3Predicting Outcomes
In discussions on future events, signifies uncertain factors affecting outcomes.
Weather variables make the game's result unpredictable.
Pro Tip 3/3Mathematical Context
Refers to symbols representing numbers in math equations, which can change.
Let variable 'a' be any number greater than zero.
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The Artists PIPE Think Like...
Fortunately, one of the strengths of programming is the flexibility to solve not just one problem, but a whole class of them all at once. It often helps to start with one case, and work towards the general. Let’s say we had this square. Hedge can measure the length of its sides and store that number as a variable.
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World's Biggest Penis...
will help keep the urethra open during sex so preventing the tube through which sperm passes from kind of being compressed and collapsed while well sex is happening they're really useful and also they are arguably the most variable single bone shown in any vertebrates so there's a vast range of different sizes
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Einstein's brilliant...
The correlations between the indeterminate states of entangled particles are real and cannot be explained by any deeper variable. The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but brilliantly so. By leading physicists to think deeply about the foundations of quantum physics, it led to further elaboration of the theory
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Taking care of the ocean...
said we need to protect this when you are looking at the ocean which to ignorant eyes appears on the surface relatively undifferentiated but it's obviously a wildly variable beneath how do you choose the hope spots that you most want to invest resources and energy and protecting well some of them places
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The nightmare videos of...
which is the monetization of attention without any real other variables at work, any care for the people who are actually developing this content, the centralization of the power, the separation of those things. And I think however you feel about the use of advertising to kind of support stuff,
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How to take a great...
Hmmm, that's not what we want, is it? Today's digital cameras do a lot for us, but there's no replacement for the human eye. It's important to learn how cameras work with light to create an image, that way we'll know what's going on when it's time to capture a moment. There are three variables
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How bees help plants...
Generalist pollinators have to adapt their preferences depending on who's flowering when. So from one flowering season to the next, the participants and patterns of matchmaking can drastically change. With all those variables, you can understand the importance of generalist pollinators,
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How statistics can be...
sometimes known as a lurking variable, which is a hidden additional factor that significantly influences results. Here, the hidden factor is the relative proportion of patients who arrive in good or poor health. Simpson's paradox isn't just a hypothetical scenario.
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Can you solve...
Probably not. There's no evidence he did, and some of the brands mentioned are too recent. But the logic here is not so different from what you'd use to solve equations with multiple variables, even those describing the nature of the universe.
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Seizing Guns and Cash PIPE...
it's little X variable today's bust is significant agents believe that seizing money and guns helps to dismantle cartels
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The Artists PIPE Think Like...
Fortunately, one of the strengths of programming is the flexibility to solve not just one problem, but a whole class of them all at once. It often helps to start with one case, and work towards the general. Let’s say we had this square. Hedge can measure the length of its sides and store that number as a variable.
Video examples
World's Biggest Penis...
will help keep the urethra open during sex so preventing the tube through which sperm passes from kind of being compressed and collapsed while well sex is happening they're really useful and also they are arguably the most variable single bone shown in any vertebrates so there's a vast range of different sizes
Video examples
Einstein's brilliant...
The correlations between the indeterminate states of entangled particles are real and cannot be explained by any deeper variable. The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but brilliantly so. By leading physicists to think deeply about the foundations of quantum physics, it led to further elaboration of the theory
Video examples
Taking care of the ocean...
said we need to protect this when you are looking at the ocean which to ignorant eyes appears on the surface relatively undifferentiated but it's obviously a wildly variable beneath how do you choose the hope spots that you most want to invest resources and energy and protecting well some of them places
Video examples
The nightmare videos of...
which is the monetization of attention without any real other variables at work, any care for the people who are actually developing this content, the centralization of the power, the separation of those things. And I think however you feel about the use of advertising to kind of support stuff,
Video examples
How to take a great...
Hmmm, that's not what we want, is it? Today's digital cameras do a lot for us, but there's no replacement for the human eye. It's important to learn how cameras work with light to create an image, that way we'll know what's going on when it's time to capture a moment. There are three variables
Video examples
How bees help plants...
Generalist pollinators have to adapt their preferences depending on who's flowering when. So from one flowering season to the next, the participants and patterns of matchmaking can drastically change. With all those variables, you can understand the importance of generalist pollinators,
Video examples
How statistics can be...
sometimes known as a lurking variable, which is a hidden additional factor that significantly influences results. Here, the hidden factor is the relative proportion of patients who arrive in good or poor health. Simpson's paradox isn't just a hypothetical scenario.
Video examples
Can you solve...
Probably not. There's no evidence he did, and some of the brands mentioned are too recent. But the logic here is not so different from what you'd use to solve equations with multiple variables, even those describing the nature of the universe.
Video examples
Seizing Guns and Cash PIPE...
it's little X variable today's bust is significant agents believe that seizing money and guns helps to dismantle cartels
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George Edward Woodberry
American Critic
One can re-create what was in the mind of a mathematician a thousand years ago, recapture the truth of the intellect wherever it may have once come to light; but the image of art, that infinite variable of perception and expression in the individual, - that is not easily re-created, at least, not with certainty and in its original fulness.
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William Baldwin
American Actor
I look for an interesting and often times, fresh character. Something different that what is done all the time or than I've done recently. I look at who is directing. Those two variables as well as a third, which is the content and the quality of the screenplay. I look at the arcs of the scenes and characters and relationships.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
On the Internet, companies are scale businesses, characterized by high fixed costs and relatively low variable costs. You can be two sizes: You can be big, or you can be small. It's very hard to be medium. A lot of medium-sized companies had the financing rug pulled out from under them before they could get big.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
All economic forecasts are subject to considerable uncertainty. There is always a wide range of plausible outcomes for important economic variables, including the federal funds rate.
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Priyanshu Chatterjee
Indian Actor
There are lots of variables that come into play in the industry, like attending parties and dating actors. When you don't indulge in all this, you tend to get affected in some way.
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Paul Di Filippo
American Writer
The constituents of tragedy may be universally acknowledged, easily invoked and deeply felt, but the elements of comedy are, I think, more widely variable from person to person.
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Michio Kaku
American Physicist
Until computers and robots make quantum advances, they basically remain adding machines: capable only of doing things in which all the variables are controlled and predictable.
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Bill Gurley
American Businessman
It is critical to bundle all future variable costs of supporting the customer in order to fairly estimate the future contribution.
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Angourie Rice
Australian Actress
The variable that really boosts your performance is the actors around you.
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Jason Fried
American Businessman
The reality is, risk is variable. Those in the financial world know it.
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George Edward Woodberry
American Critic
One can re-create what was in the mind of a mathematician a thousand years ago, recapture the truth of the intellect wherever it may have once come to light; but the image of art, that infinite variable of perception and expression in the individual, - that is not easily re-created, at least, not with certainty and in its original fulness.
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William Baldwin
American Actor
I look for an interesting and often times, fresh character. Something different that what is done all the time or than I've done recently. I look at who is directing. Those two variables as well as a third, which is the content and the quality of the screenplay. I look at the arcs of the scenes and characters and relationships.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
On the Internet, companies are scale businesses, characterized by high fixed costs and relatively low variable costs. You can be two sizes: You can be big, or you can be small. It's very hard to be medium. A lot of medium-sized companies had the financing rug pulled out from under them before they could get big.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
All economic forecasts are subject to considerable uncertainty. There is always a wide range of plausible outcomes for important economic variables, including the federal funds rate.
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Priyanshu Chatterjee
Indian Actor
There are lots of variables that come into play in the industry, like attending parties and dating actors. When you don't indulge in all this, you tend to get affected in some way.
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Paul Di Filippo
American Writer
The constituents of tragedy may be universally acknowledged, easily invoked and deeply felt, but the elements of comedy are, I think, more widely variable from person to person.
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Michio Kaku
American Physicist
Until computers and robots make quantum advances, they basically remain adding machines: capable only of doing things in which all the variables are controlled and predictable.
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Bill Gurley
American Businessman
It is critical to bundle all future variable costs of supporting the customer in order to fairly estimate the future contribution.
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Angourie Rice
Australian Actress
The variable that really boosts your performance is the actors around you.
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Jason Fried
American Businessman
The reality is, risk is variable. Those in the financial world know it.
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