variability | (noun) the quality of being subject to variation | Synonyms: variableness, variance |
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(noun) the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity | Synonyms: unevenness |
variable | (adjective) liable to or capable of change | - |
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(adjective) (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied | - |
(adjective) marked by diversity or difference | Synonyms: varying |
(noun) a quantity that can assume any of a set of values | Synonyms: variable quantity |
(noun) a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity | - |
(noun) something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation | - |
(noun) a star that varies noticeably in brightness | Synonyms: variable star |
variableness | (noun) the quality of being subject to variation | Synonyms: variability, variance |
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variably | (adverb) with variation; in a variable manner or to a variable degree | - |
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variance | (noun) an activity that varies from a norm or standard | Synonyms: variation |
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(noun) an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation) | - |
(noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | Synonyms: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence |
(noun) the quality of being subject to variation | Synonyms: variability, variableness |
(noun) the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value | - |
(noun) discord that splits a group | Synonyms: division |
(noun) an event that departs from expectations | Synonyms: discrepancy, variant |
variant | (adjective) differing from a norm or standard | - |
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(adjective) exhibiting variation and change | - |
(noun) a variable quantity that is random | Synonyms: chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variate |
(noun) something a little different from others of the same type | Synonyms: edition, variation, version |
(noun) an event that departs from expectations | Synonyms: discrepancy, variance |
(noun) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | Synonyms: form, strain, var. |
variate | (noun) a variable quantity that is random | Synonyms: chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variant |
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variation | (noun) an activity that varies from a norm or standard | Synonyms: variance |
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(noun) the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard | - |
(noun) (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure | Synonyms: pas seul |
(noun) an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard | - |
(noun) something a little different from others of the same type | Synonyms: edition, variant, version |
(noun) a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished | - |
(noun) an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change | Synonyms: fluctuation |
(noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | Synonyms: mutant, mutation, sport |
(noun) (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) | - |
(noun) the process of varying or being varied | - |
(noun) the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north | Synonyms: magnetic declination, magnetic variation |
varicella | (noun) an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body | Synonyms: chickenpox |
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varicelliform | (adjective) resembling the rash of chickenpox | - |
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varicocele | (noun) dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes | - |
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varicolored | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicoloured |
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(adjective) having a variety of colors | Synonyms: varicoloured, variegated |
varicoloured | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored |
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(adjective) having a variety of colors | Synonyms: varicolored, variegated |
varicose | (adjective) abnormally swollen or knotty | - |
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varicosis | (noun) pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins | - |
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varicosity | (noun) varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | - |
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varied | (adjective) characterized by variety | - |
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(adjective) broken away from sameness or identity or duplication | - |
(adjective) widely different | Synonyms: wide-ranging |
variedness | (noun) characterized by variation | - |
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variegate | (verb) make something more diverse and varied | Synonyms: motley, vary |
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(verb) change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors | - |
variegated | (adjective) having a variety of colors | Synonyms: varicolored, varicoloured |
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variegation | (noun) the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) | Synonyms: diversification |
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(noun) variability in coloration | - |
varietal | (noun) a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape | Synonyms: varietal wine |
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variety | (noun) noticeable heterogeneity | Synonyms: diverseness, diversity, multifariousness |
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(noun) a difference that is usually pleasant | Synonyms: change |
(noun) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality | Synonyms: form, kind, sort |
(noun) a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances | Synonyms: variety show |
(noun) (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics | - |
(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord |
variform | (adjective) varying in form or shape | - |
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variola | (noun) a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars | Synonyms: smallpox, variola major |
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variolar | (adjective) relating to small pox | Synonyms: variolic, variolous |
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variolation | (noun) the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox | Synonyms: variolization |
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variolic | (adjective) relating to small pox | Synonyms: variolar, variolous |
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variolization | (noun) the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox | Synonyms: variolation |
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variolous | (adjective) relating to small pox | Synonyms: variolar, variolic |
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variometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field | - |
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variorum | (noun) an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors | Synonyms: variorum edition |
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various | (adjective) distinctly dissimilar or unlike | Synonyms: diverse |
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(adjective) considered individually | Synonyms: respective, several |
(adjective) of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity | Synonyms: assorted |
(adjective) having great diversity or variety | Synonyms: versatile |
variously | (adverb) in diverse ways | Synonyms: diversely, multifariously |
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varix | (noun) abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel | - |
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