variable
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
the weather is one variable to be considered
Types & categories
- thing hypernym
Related & opposite
- variable derivation
Sense 2 adjective
liable to or capable of change
rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable
Related & opposite
- inconsistent also see
- inconstant also see
- invariable antonym
- variability derivation
- variable derivation
- vary derivation
- vary derivation
- changeable similar to
- covariant similar to
- multivariate similar to
- protean similar to
- shifting similar to
- variant similar to
- versatile similar to
Sense 3 noun
a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
Types & categories
- quantity hypernym
- argument hyponym
- independent variable hyponym
- correlate hyponym
- degree of freedom hyponym
- dependent variable hyponym
- predictor variable hyponym
- infinitesimal hyponym
- random variable hyponym
- scalar hyponym
- tensor hyponym
- vector hyponym
Sense 4 adjective
marked by diversity or difference
the varying angles of roof slope
Related & opposite
- variability derivation
- unevenness derivation
- vary derivation
- motley derivation
- vary derivation
- varied similar to
Sense 5 noun
a star that varies noticeably in brightness
Types & categories
Sense 6 adjective
(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
a variable capacitor
Related & opposite
- variability derivation
- adaptable similar to
Sense 7 noun
a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
Types & categories
- symbol hypernym
- placeholder hyponym
- unknown quantity hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | variable |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | thing |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | inconsistent |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | inconstant |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | invariable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | variability |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | variable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vary |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | changeable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | covariant |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | multivariate |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | protean |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | shifting |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | variant |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | versatile |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | quantity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | argument |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | independent variable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | correlate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | degree of freedom |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dependent variable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | predictor variable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | infinitesimal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | random variable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | scalar |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tensor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vector |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | variability |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | unevenness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vary |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | motley |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vary |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | varied |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | star |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Polaris |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | variability |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | adaptable |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | symbol |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | placeholder |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | unknown quantity |