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Variable

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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Adaptable 84% connected

Capable of being adapted.

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Adaptable 84% connected

Capable of being adapted.

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Changeable 84% connected

Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.

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Changeable 84% connected

Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.

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Covariant 84% connected

A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same function of the…

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Covariant 84% connected

A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same function of the…

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Protean 84% connected

Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.

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Protean 84% connected

Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.

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Shifting 84% connected

of Shift

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Shifting 84% connected

of Shift

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Uncertain 84% connected

Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

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Uncertain 84% connected

Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

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Variant 84% connected

Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

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Variant 84% connected

Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

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Varied 84% connected

Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery.

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Varied 84% connected

Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery.

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Versatile 84% connected

Capable of being turned round.

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Versatile 84% connected

Capable of being turned round.

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Narrower term 12

Argument 76% connected

Proof; evidence.

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Correlate 76% connected

To have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually related.

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Correlative 76% connected

Having or indicating a reciprocal relation.

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independent variable 76% connected

The factor a study changes or examines as a possible cause.

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Infinitesimal 76% connected

Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small.

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Scalar 76% connected

In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; -- distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction.

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Tensor 76% connected

A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.

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Unknown 76% connected

Not known; not apprehended.

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Variant 76% connected

Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

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Variate 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to vary.

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Vector 76% connected

Same as Radius vector.

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Broader term 4

Quantity 76% connected

To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix or express the quantity of; to rate.

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Star 76% connected

One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.

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Symbol 76% connected

A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emb…

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Thing 76% connected

Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.

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Variability 74% connected

The quality or state of being variable; variableness.

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Variability 74% connected

The quality or state of being variable; variableness.

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Variableness 74% connected

The quality or state of being variable; variability.

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Variableness 74% connected

The quality or state of being variable; variability.

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Vary 74% connected

To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to var…

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Vary 74% connected

To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to var…

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See also 4

Inconsistent 66% connected

Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incong…

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Inconsistent 66% connected

Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incong…

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Inconstant 66% connected

Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle;…

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Inconstant 66% connected

Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle;…

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Synonym 1

Varying 92% connected

of Vary

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Near synonym 2

Calculus 84% connected

Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them…

mathematics of change 25% interchangeable

A quantity that can take different values.

Antonym 2

Invariable 94% connected

Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable; always uniform.

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Invariable 94% connected

Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable; always uniform.

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