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noun

variability

the quality of being subject to variation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with variability, each labelled with its topic.

  • The variability in the readings came from temperature, not the instrument, once the lab was held at eighteen degrees.

    Science

  • Coaches watch heart rate variability each morning, and a sudden drop means the athlete trains lightly or not at all.

    Fitness

  • Investors accept low returns from that bond precisely because its payout shows almost no variability from decade to decade.

    Finance

  • The variability of harvests explains why farmers in that valley hold more savings than their town cousins.

    Economics

  • Rainfall variability, not the yearly average, decides whether the reservoir runs dry in a given decade.

    Environment

  • The wide variability in reaction times came from sleep, and subjects who had rested scored far more consistently.

    Psychology

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