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variable

adjective
 
 
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bl̩/ US  /ˈver.i-/

Definition

C1 likely to change often: a variable interest rate British weather is perhaps at its most variable in the spring.Changing frequentlyChanging variability
 
 
/ˌveə.ri.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ US  /ˌver.i.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U]
Changing frequentlyChanging
(Definition of variable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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