variable
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The rest of the UK will have a dry day on Sunday with variable cloud and some spells of sunshine at times.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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
Fuel prices remain the key variable in the outlook, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Once that promotional period is up, any remaining balance is converted to the card’s standard variable APR.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
When Newton denoted position with the variable x, he realized that velocity is simply the fluxion—what modern mathematicians call the derivative—of x: x.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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
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
It then uses ranks of those variables rather than raw values, to ease interpretation over different scales.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
One type recognizes the importance of other proximate variables besides good institutions, such as public health, soil- and climate-imposed limits on agricultural productivity, and environmental fragility.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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