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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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Even if a state were to implement or extend a moratorium on construction, for example, whether it would apply to already started or late-stage projects would be a crucial variable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The rest of the UK will have a dry day on Sunday with variable cloud and some spells of sunshine at times.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Quantum particles can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties, but the universe as a whole does not necessarily have a built-in time variable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Once that promotional period is up, any remaining balance is converted to the card’s standard variable APR.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Some observers have reported variable white clouds above that disk—most likely, clouds of methane crystals.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Building on their earlier work, they used a self-similar form of Einstein's equations to represent the standard cosmological model as a rest point, a mathematical state in which the system's defining variables remain unchanged.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

All three variables are largely in place today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Markets can absorb crude between $70 and $90, but when prices move above $100 a barrel, it starts putting stress on macro-economic variables such as inflation and also company earnings and margins."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It then uses ranks of those variables rather than raw values, to ease interpretation over different scales.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

This is good for very short, simple songs; songs that have a lot of repetition either in the words or music; or call and response songs with few variables.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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