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Variable

nounid 5158·updated May 13, 2026
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Variants

plural
Variables
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Variable's
pluralpossessive
Variables'

Framework definitions

Systems and software engineering —Vocabulary1 senseview framework →
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Quantity or data item whose value can change
Glossary of Statistical Terms1 senseview framework →
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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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