variable — meaning in English

English meaning

• protean adj Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
• variable adj Likely to change, or capable of being changed.

Senses

variable is used for these senses in English:

• inflectable (linguistics) That can be inflected.
• protean Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.

protean — full definition

1. adj Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
2. adj Alternative letter-case form of Protean: of or relating to Proteus.

variable — full definition

1. adj Likely to change, or capable of being changed.
2. noun A factor or quantity that can change or take different values.
3. noun In programming, a named storage location that holds a value which can change while a program runs.

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