Sample Sentences forvariable (editor-reviewed)
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The weather in this region is highly variable, shifting from sunshine to thunderstorms within hours.variable = changeablestandard suffix: The suffix "-able" in variable means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable. Note that when "-able" is placed at the end of a word that ends in "Y", the "Y" is often replaced with "I" as in enviable and deniable.
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The biggest variable in our travel plans is the weather; if it rains, we might have to change our itinerary.variable = something that is changeable
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The area of a rectangle is calculated as length times width. If the area, A, is given by A = 4 × 2, what is the value of the variable A?variable = a symbol representing a value
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In the equation y = 3x + 1, the variable x can be any number. If you choose different values for x, you will get different results for y.variable = a symbol representing a set of values
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Her mood was variable throughout the day, sometimes cheerful and at other times noticeably quiet.variable = changing
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You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a diverse range of variables.† (source)
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I didn't know it was all about Variables and patterns then.† (source)
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He knows he's the only variable in this equation left to resolve, and in a moment the cops are going to realize that. (source)variable = not settled (still able to change)standard suffix: The suffix "-able" in variable means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable. Note that when "-able" is placed at the end of a word that ends in "Y", the "Y" is often replaced with "I" as in enviable and deniable.
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The prescient knowledge of the time-boiling variables in this cave came back to plague him now.† (source)
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And every good and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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Sometimes she struggled with her tears, but when she was desired to plead, she collected her powers and spoke in an audible although variable voice. (source)variable = not constant
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Later, he asked, and she told him, about her studies and her focus on complex variables.† (source)
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Their height is variable, ranging between two and four feet of our measure.† (source)
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It was so intriguing; we could control so many variables.† (source)
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I have created a multi-use super air blower with a variable-speed maindrive.† (source)
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Next he keyed in eighteen power variables to cover the range of possible engine systems.† (source)
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There's something cinematic about their variable speeds, like a moment in a movie that makes you feel something for reasons you can't explain.† (source)
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