[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

variable \va"riable\, a. l. variabilis: cf. f. variable.
   1. having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of
      alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds
      or seasons; a variable quantity.
      1913 webster

   2. liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable;
      fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men
      are variable; passions are variable.
      1913 webster

            lest that thy love prove likewise variable. --shak.
      1913 webster

            his heart, i know, how variable and vain --milton.
      1913 webster

   variable exhaust steam eng., a blast pipe with an
      adjustable opening.

   variable quantity math., a variable.

   variable-rate mortgage finance, a mortgage whose
      percentage interest rate varies depending on some agreed
      standard, such as the prime rate; -- used often in
      financing the purchase of a home. such a mortgage usually
      has a lower initial interest rate than a fixed-rate
      mortgage, and this permits buyers of a home to finance
      the purchase a house of higher price than would be
      possible with a fixed-rate loan.

   variable stars astron., fixed stars which vary in their
      brightness, usually in more or less uniform periods.
      1913 webster

   syn: changeable; mutable; fickle; wavering; unsteady;
        versatile; inconstant.
        1913 webster
see also:
variable exhaust variable quantity variable-rate mortgage fixed-rate mortgage variable stars 

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