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
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
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
Diego was one variable no equation could predict.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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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
Although this formulation uses different variables, it is mathematically equivalent to the original equations and describes the same underlying physics.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
There may be other contributory factors to any outbursts — including fatigue, lack of sleep, hunger, thirst, pain, infection, medications, bodily functions and irregular routines, among other many variables.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 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
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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