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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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Fifa deployed variable pricing, rather than dynamic pricing, which sees prices changed at each sales point based on previous demand.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“Masters of the Universe” is a key variable in that equation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

They have different skill levels, and a physician’s ability to relate to people is also variable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

And the chief culprit has been the use of demand-driven dynamic pricing by FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, a variable that has made ticket-buying stressful and unpredictable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

If you want to see the effects of a putative causal variable, manipulate that variable alone while holding everything else constant.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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