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adjective

variable

liable to or capable of change

In a sentence

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

  • The tempo is variable in this movement, drifting slower through the quiet passages and snapping back at the return.

    Music

  • Cloud cover made the light variable all afternoon, so she metered again before nearly every frame.

    Photography

  • Output from the array is variable across the day, peaking near noon and falling to nothing well before dusk.

    Science

  • A variable rate mortgage looked cheap in the first year, then rose with every announcement from the central bank.

    Finance

  • Rainfall in the valley is highly variable, with one year's crop drowned and the next year's dried out completely.

    Environment

  • His shooting is variable, brilliant on some nights and cold on others, so the coach never builds a play around him.

    Basketball

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