variable
NOUNADJECTIVE
/vɜriəbəl/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH V
variable is a valid 8-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4A1R1I1A1B3L1E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does variable mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
A star that varies noticeably in brightness.
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BROADER
2
A quantity that can assume any of a set of values.
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3
A symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity.
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4
Something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation.
“the weather is one variable to be considered”
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ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Marked by diversity or difference.
“nature is infinitely variable”
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2
Liable to or capable of change.
“rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable”
“variable winds”
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3
(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied.
“a variable capacitor”
“variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights”
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