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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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The biggest variable between now and November is energy, Harker said, and no economic tool allows the administration to control what happens in the Persian Gulf.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The EFTC’s supporters are correct that schools’ variable expenses — which is primarily the cost of educators and administrators — can be adjusted downward.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

For Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the weather is expected to be a little more mixed, with variable cloud, the odd shower and some clear spells.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

My annual income is highly variable, ranging from zero to more than $500,000, and consists entirely of long-term capital gains.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Maybe that was the variable that allowed him to escape.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

The more internal variables, or parameters, a model has, the better it can handle complex requests, and Kimi K3 has around 2.8 trillion.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

"Temperature is one of the most misunderstood variables in wine service," adds Michael Sager, founder of Sager + Wilde wine bar in London.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

There are several variables when it comes to up-front and ongoing costs of using grass, especially in domed stadiums where permanent ultraviolet grow-light systems, drainage and irrigation would need to be installed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Physicists typically describe natural systems using mathematical variables that correspond to real properties, such as a bird's position and speed, a fish's location within a school, or a car's position in traffic.

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

Eurasia’s east-west major axis, unlike the Americas’ north-south major axis, permitted diffusion without change in latitude and associated environmental variables.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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