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Variability

The quality or state of being variable; variableness.

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Narrower term 4

Casualness 76% connected

The quality of being casual.

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Rockiness 76% connected

The state or quality of being rocky.

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Variegation 76% connected

The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.

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Waviness 76% connected

The quality or state of being wavy.

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Broader term 3

Changeability 76% connected

Changeableness.

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Changeableness 76% connected

The quality of being changeable; fickleness; inconstancy; mutability.

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Irregularity 76% connected

The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.

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Variable 74% connected

Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.

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Variable 74% connected

Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.

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Synonym 2

Variableness 92% connected

The quality or state of being variable; variability.

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Variance 92% connected

The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

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Invariability 94% connected

The quality of being invariable; invariableness; constancy; uniformity.

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Invariability 94% connected

The quality of being invariable; invariableness; constancy; uniformity.

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