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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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First, she studied DNA barcodes, short and highly variable genetic sequences that help researchers distinguish species.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

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 big losers from a rate rise are those who borrow money, and specifically those on variable rate mortgages.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

But there is a significant variable: I have a brain tumor.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

In short, the variable outcomes of the Austronesian expansion strikingly illustrate the role of food production in human population movements.

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

The list is based on 95 variables, including the basics, such as graduation rates and earnings after enrollment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

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

“There are just so many variables that the insurance companies didn’t really know how to price it, and so it’s been very expensive for motor carriers to insure these trucks,” Loya said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 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

I was doing crazy calculations, looking at people, scanning the room, assessing the variables.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah


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