variable
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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
No single variable could have been changed to make things right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Many businesses, particularly small ones, have variable rate loans which are influenced by the Bank rate.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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
I don’t have a variable for eye color, but I bet his uniqueness would scare some people.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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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
A close relationship between these rates is critical to calibrating monetary policy because few transactions that matter for key macro variables like gross domestic product, employment and inflation depend on the overnight interest rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
While it is difficult to compare week by week attendances because of the number of variables, the international break does offer some fans the chance to watch other teams in action.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Easy enough—as long as there are only a couple of variables.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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