Variable

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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A variable is a characteristic of a unit being observed that may assume more than one of a set of values to which a numerical measure or a category from a classification can be assigned.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Variables
possessive: Variable's
pluralpossessive: Variables'

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