var.
adjective
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Able to vary or be varied.
Example: variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor
Likely to vary.
Marked by diversity or difference.
Having no fixed quantitative value.
noun
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Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
Example: All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
A different sequence of a gene (locus).
A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
noun
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The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
A related but distinct thing.
Example: All of his soups are variations on a single recipe.
The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
Synonyms:magnetic declinationA line of play that differs from the original.
noun
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The quality of being varied; diversity.
Example: Variety is the spice of life.
Antonyms:samenessA specific variation of something.
A number of different things.
Synonyms:arrayassortmentA state of constant change.
noun
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An instrument used to measure variations in a magnetic field.
A rate-of-climb indicator.
adjective
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Having a broad range (of different elements).
Example: The reasons are various.
That varies or differs from others; variant; different.
Example: a various reading of a Biblical text