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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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The two groups of obese animals were fed the same diet throughout the experiment to avoid introducing another variable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

A portfolio’s duration might be lower than its average maturity because some of the securities it holds have variable interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

About 20 million households in England, Scotland and Wales are on variable energy tariffs set by Ofgem's price cap, which puts a maximum price on each unit of gas and electricity.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Roberts also said alternating between right- and left-handers was not a variable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The general synopsis at eighteen hundred issued by the Met Office: Fitzroy, mainly northerly, four or five, becoming variable, thundery showers ...

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

"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

The Signum one has four variables: Brent crude oil, the 10-year yield, the number of Hormuz crossings and the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Parameters are variables learned during training that help determine a model’s output, with the count used as a rough gauge of scale and capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

His decades of research indicate that other variables have a larger influence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

But I wouldn’t be keeping within my experiment’s controlled variables if I used a nonhuman participant.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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