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Variable
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variable
(programming) (Sometimes 'var' /veir/ or /var/) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read it them. Each programming language has different rules about how variables can be named, typed, and used. Typically, a value is 'assigned' to a varia...
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Variable
[mathematics] In mathematics, a variable is a value that may change within the scope of a given problem or set of operations. In contrast, a constant is a value that remains unchanged, though often unknown or undetermined. The concepts of constants and variables are fundamental to many areas...
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Variable
A value determined within the context of a model. Also called endogenous variable.
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Variable
A characteristic that may assume more than one set of values to which a numerical measure can be assigned, for example, income, age, weight.
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Variable
A quantity able to assume different numerical values.
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Variable
A dimension along which an object, individual or group may be categorized, such as income or height, allowing specific comparisons with others or over time.
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variable
[adj] - liable to or capable of change 2. [adj] - (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied 3. [n] - something that is likely to vary 4. [n] - a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quan...
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Variable
a concept whose value changes from case to case
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Variable
A measurement which can vary. For instance, height is a measurement which varies from person to person, as opposed to pi which does not vary from circle to circle; that is a constant.
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Variable
has several meanings. A variable is something that can be observed, measured or calculated for every patient in a selected group. It may also apply to a quantity that has a range of possible values. Variable can also mean liable to change. It may also apply to something liable to vary from the estab...
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Variable
A letter that is used to represent a numerical quantity whose value may or may not yet be known and may or may not be constant. It may not even have a specific value, but rather be allowed to range over a set of possible values.
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variable
Compare with independent variable and dependent variable. A quantity that can have many possible values. In designing experiments, variables that affect measurements must be identified and controlled. For example, an experiment that measures reaction rates must control temperature, because temperatu...
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