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 In an experimental setting, a factor that varies in amount and kind.
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An element in a model. For example, in the model RS&Pt+1 = a + b Tbill t + et, where RS&Pt+1 is the return on the S&P in month t+1 and Tbill is the Tbill return at month t, both RS&P a [..]
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Any changing characteristic; in statistics, a measurable characteristic of an experimental unit. 
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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 m [..]
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A variable is a symbol used to represent a number in an expression or an equation.
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A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.
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Observable characteristics that vary among individuals. See also ordinal variable, nominal variable, interval variable, continuous variable, discrete variable,dependent variable, independent variable. [..]
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late 14c., of persons, "apt to change, fickle," from Old French variable "various, changeable, fickle," from Late Latin variabilis "changeable," from variare "to cha [..]
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"quantity that can vary in value," 1816, from variable (adj.) in mathematical sense of "quantitatively indeterminate" (1710). Related: Variably; variability.
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a quantity that can change or vary, taking on different values. • a letter or symbol representing a varying quantity, for example, n in 10 + n.
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a factor or condition that is subject to change, especially one that is allowed to change in a scientific experiment to test a hypothesis. (Makes Me Sweat)
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A letter used to represent a number value in an expression or an equation.
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piece of data that can change.
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Something that can assume different values or states. See dependent variable, independent variable, random variable.
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A factor that can assume different numerical values representing different conditions. [D05150]
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Any issue that is subject to negotiation may be described as a variable.  Price, delivery, packaging, service, payment terms are all examples of variables.
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An item of data named by an identifier. Each variable has a type, such as int or Object, and a scope. See also class variable , instance variable , local variable .
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1) A situation or aspect that cannot be expressed explicitly because it may have one of several values. 2) In troubleshooting, an aspect of a problem that makes it differ from a normal situation. 3) In a mathematical expression, a symbol that represents a number.
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A quantity, usually represented as a symbol, that can take on one of a set of values. Variables play a key role in the scientific method and economic analysis. A major task undertaken by the study of [..]
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something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered" liable to or capable of change; "rainfal [..]
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In social science research, for each unit of analysis , each item of data (e.g., age of person, income of family, consumer price index) is called a variable.
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A name, label, quantity, or data item whose value may be changed many times during processing. Contrast with constant.
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A numerical value or a characteristic that can differ from individual to individual. See also categorical variable, qualitative variable, quantitative variable, discrete variable, continuous variable, [..]
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Any factor which has the potential to influence another factor in a research study.
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In a system of formal logic, any symbol that—unlike a constant—designates generally. Thus, the propositional calculus employs statement variables, while quantification theory makes [..]
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Jensens Internet Dictionary A named container that holds values, either numeric or text.
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A symbol in a chemical drawing which has a set of alternative meanings, each of which is a single or multi-atomic fragment. Other terms used are ‘G group’ or ‘R group’.
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A value that can change after it’s been initialized, indicated in Swift by the var keyword.
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Some factor, such as number or a trait, that is likely to change or vary; something measureable yet dynamic, such that measurements change depending on impacting forces, such as the passage of time or [..]
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A variable is a named location for storing a value. That way an unpredictable value can be accessed through a predetermined name. Learn more General knowledge
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A letter used to represent a number value in an expression or an equation.
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Definition Able to change.
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A symbol or name that stands for a value. For example, in the expression x+y x and y are variables. Variables can represent numeric values, characters, character strings, or memory addresses.
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noun. An amount in an experiment or test which ranges, that being, takes on many different values which can be quantified.
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Any characteristic that can assume multiple values or can vary in participants. Variables can include age, gender, body weight, alcohol consumption, attitude and many, many other attributes. Related t [..]
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A quantity or condition whose value is subject to change and can usually be measured. A language object that may take different values , one at a time. Note: the values of a variable are usually restr [..]
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In a programming language, a place holder and accumulator that can assume different values from either assignment or from a calculation. It is the foundation for all higher levels of programming techniques.
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A symbol representative of a set of numbers, points, values, etc. In science, variables represent values of measurements of quantities.
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Something that takes on different values that can be measured or counted. If one variable can be controlled exactly (such as the selling price of apples) then it is called an 'independent variable', while the remaining variable (in this case the number of apples bought) is called a 'dependent variable'
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A quantity, attribute, phenomenon or event that may assume any one of a set of values:
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A letter which we don't know the value of.
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    In research, something that can be changed or altered during an experiment. Each variable that is to be tested would represent a different test condition. For instance, if you were testing the eff [..]
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In social science research, for each unit of analysis, each item of data (e.g., age of person, income of family, consumer price index) is called a variable.
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something that may be changed or manipulated during an investigation
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Any factor in an investigation that could affect the results.
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An attribute or characteristics of a person or an object that varies within the population under investigation (e.g. age, weight, IQ, child care type).
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factor being tested in an experiment; an event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.  variable star
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A characteristic, attribute, or outcome.
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In social science research, for each unit of analysis , each item of data (e.g., age of person, income of family, consumer price index) is called a variable.
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Something that can change or "vary" in a situation.
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(1): Random variable.
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(2): An attribute of an observation (thing), e.g., a column of a data-set.
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Once a model is created, each of the features in the model are represented as variables. There are input variables (features) and outcome variables (what we are trying to predict or drive). Variables can also be grouped into categories like “internal” or “external.”
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A quantity that can change. Letters are often used as symbols to represent variables in rules or equations that describe patterns.
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A value that holds a string that can be changed See Also: List
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variable
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A variable is a non-constant object of enquiry.
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A logical set of attributes with different degrees of magnitude or different categories. For example, age is a variable on which people can be classified according to the number of years they have liv [..]
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In an experiment, one of the elements being observed. The independent variable is what is thought to be a cause; the dependent variable is the effect of that cause.
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There are several types of variables. My personal preferred terms for each are show in bold. Variables take on different values at different stages in the execution. You can have variables that are pa [..]
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(n) a quantity that can assume any of a set of values(adj) liable to or capable of change(n) a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity [..]
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Something that is capable of being varied or changed (Lessons 1, 4)
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See Greek letter variable.
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A typed storage location in memory. The type of the variable determines what kind of data it can store. Examples of variables include local variables, parameters, array elements, static fields and ins [..]
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a placeholder in a computer program that represents a value stored in memory. The variable jan_sales
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A factor or condition which can be measured, altered or controlled, i.e., temperature, pressure, flow, liquid level, humidity, weight, chemical composition, color, etc.
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Any condition that may change continuously such as pressure, temperature, flow rate or level.
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A characteristic that may assume more than one set of values to which a numerical measure can be assigned (e.g., income, age and weight).
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A property that can take different values. In research designs variables are classed as independent and dependent.
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a factor or condition that is subject to change, especially one that is allowed to change in an educational research study to test a hypothesis.
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Factors that can cause or prevent the outcome of interest, are not intermediate variables, and are not associated with the factor(s) under investigation. They give rise to situations in which the effe [..]
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Factors that modify the effect of the putative causal factor(s) under study.
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Any condition in an experiment, whether manipulable or merely observed, which can be changed or changes.
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Any behavioral or environmental event that may assume any one of a set of values.
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In a calculation, a symbol or name that represents a value. Use the Set Variable script step to specify the name, value, and repetition of the variable. Names prefixed by $ are local variables availab [..]
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A variable, in the context of programming, is a symbolic name given to an unknown quantity that permits the name to be used independent of the information it represents. Variables are associated with [..]
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A variable, in C#, refers to a location in memory in which an application can store its data. Variables are used to store the result of calculations and hold the values that can change during the exec [..]
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In mathematics, a variable is a quantity that can change. Letters are used to represent these changing, unknown quantities. Einstein’s famous equation E = MC2 uses the following variables: 1. E for [..]
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A factor (flow, temperature) that is sensed and quantified (reduced to a reading of some kind) by a primary element or sensor.
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A physical or chemical quantity that is usually measured and controlled in the operation of a water, wastewater, or industrial treatment plant.
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A named storage location that can hold any of various kinds of value, as your program sees fit.
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A symbol or container that holds a value. variable
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A variable is container that holds a value. There are two types of variables: global and local. For more information on this topic, check out the Global vs Local Variables page
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A named entity that refers to an object. A variable is either a val
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Variables are declared to have names and types (either primitive or reference). A variable of a primitive type a value of that type. A variable of a reference type stores either null
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A variable is a sort of box that can be used to store a value. The variable usually has a name and also a type. The type determines which values you can put in the variable.
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Such a referent must be indirectly accessible through at least one hard reference
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or an element of an array
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A named storage location that can hold any of various kinds of value
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is a programming construct that uses a certain part of RAM
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a named location in a program’s memory that can store values. Variables enable you to give names to information and elements used in your program. They make programs easier to write, understand, and m [..]
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, variable initialization
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and variable declaration
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A variable is a storage location and an associated symbolic name (an identifier) which contains some known or unknown quantity or information.
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A name for a value. In awk, variables may be either scalars or arrays.
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A memory container whose value may vary during execution of a program
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adj. "variable," s.v. variable a. and sb. OED. KEY: variable@adj
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adj 1 variable 1
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named object in a scope. TC++PL 2.3.1, 10.4.3, D&E 2.3.
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A quantity to which a number of values can be assigned.
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A service catalog variable provides options to tailor a catalog item to customer needs. Variables can be stored, accessed from multiple places, and passed between tasks during request fulfillment.
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A property that may have different values in various cases.
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Definition
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Any characteristic or attribute that can be measured.
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A variable is any measured characteristic or attribute that differs for different subjects. (Source: CSU, http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=90)
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That aspect or factor of interest in a research study that has the potential to vary, change, or be altered.
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  A variable is a characteristic with non-constant values. The values can be either amounts (quantitative or numerical variables) or categories (qualitative or non-numerical variables).
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A measured characteristic, usually expressed quantitatively, that varies across members of a population. [10]  
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A quantity, usually represented as a symbol, that can take on one of a set of values. Variables play a key role in the scientific method and economic analysis. A major task undertaken by the study of [..]
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a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis
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A rate that could change during the term of the special. Usually based on some sort of index.
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Anything that can be measured. Income, for example, is a variable.
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A characteristic of the objects of interest that can take on different values and follows a distribution. In statistics also: “random variable”. Examples of variables in forest monitoring are dbh, hei [..]
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A representative symbol that can assume any of a given set of values.
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===Noun=== ====a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values==== =====Synonyms===== variable nominal variable ordinal variable interval variable ratio variable ---- stock variable flow varia [..]
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An element in a model. For example, in the model RS&Pt+1 = a + b Tbill t + et, where RS&Pt+1 is the return on the S&P in month t+1 and Tbill is the Tbill return at month t, both RS&P a [..]
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A changeable factor believed to influence a natural phenomenon of interest or that can be manipulated during an experiment.
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Variable may refer to: Variable (research), a logical set of attributes Variable (mathematics), a symbol that represents a quantity in a mathematical expression, as used in many sciences Variable (com [..]
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In elementary mathematics, a variable is an alphabetic character representing a number, called the value of the variable, which is either arbitrary, not fully specified, or unknown. Making algebraic c [..]
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In computer programming, a variable or scalar is a storage location paired with an associated symbolic name (an identifier), which contains some known or unknown quantity of information referred to as [..]
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In computer programming, a variable or scalar is a storage location paired with an associated symbolic name (an identifier), which contains some known or unknown quantity of information referred to as [..]
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In computer programming, a variable or scalar is a storage location paired with an associated symbolic name (an identifier), which contains some known or unknown quantity of information referred to as [..]
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In computer programming, a variable or scalar is a storage location paired with an associated symbolic name (an identifier), which contains some known or unknown quantity of information referred to as [..]
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