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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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A portfolio’s duration might be lower than its average maturity because some of the securities it holds have variable interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

A typical household on a standard variable tariff will see annual bills rise by about £60 to £1,723, although the amount paid will ultimately depend on how much energy is used.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In addition to their fixed costs, fuel is a huge variable expense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Roberts also said alternating between right- and left-handers was not a variable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Malin Hebrides, northwest seven to severe gale nine, deepening low moving north- east, rain, becoming variable .

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

"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

The Turbo Electric’s estimated 298 miles of range may be thought of as the limit of a function with lots of variables, including driving style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

With many physical, emotional and psychological variables in play, researchers admit it’s hard to pinpoint where DNA ends and drive begins when it comes to sibling dynamics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Kuhn’s concept of a paradigm, which he presented as an amalgam of a practice, a theory, and an educational programme, represented a particular way of interlocking these three variables.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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