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An Abundance of Katherines
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- The difference between those numbers gives you the variable, D, and then by putting D into the formula, you get a graph that predicts the relationship.†
p. 108.2variable = able to changestandard 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.
- "More variables," he announced enthusiastically.†
p. 122.2variables = things that are able to change
- A car pulled up behind them and honked, so Colin returned to driving, and by the time they were in the cavernous parking lot of the nursing home, they had settled on five variables:†
p. 123.1
- To get this variable, Colin took the two people's average age and subtracted five.†
p. 123.2variable = able to changestandard 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.
- What if I square the attractiveness variable?†
p. 124.1
- He started creating fractions within the variables so that they'd be easier to work with in a graph.†
p. 124.2 *variables = things that are able to change
- He began to see before even inputting the variables how different formulas would render the Katherines, and as he did so the formula grew increasingly complicated, until it began to seem almost—how to put this not so dorkily—well, beautiful.†
p. 124.3
- As he filled in the variables, he said, "Now just so you know, getting cheated on counts as getting dumped.†
p. 188.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(variable) able to change, or something that is able to changeA variable in mathematics refers more specifically to a symbol that represents a value or a set of values.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)