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variable
Noun
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A variable is something that may not always be the same.
In life insurance, sex is an important variable because men generally die younger than women.
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A variable is something used in mathematics for an unknown value.
In "x = 1 + 2 +...n = ((1 + n) × n)÷2", x is the variable.
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A variable is something used in computer programming languages that stores data, such as a number or words.
variable
Adjective
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If something is variable, it changes often.
The temperature in the area is highly variable.
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If a group is variable, there are big differences between things in the group.
The expected height of children in 3rd grade is variable.
burnet
noun
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Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium, including
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salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
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moth
Burnet
properNoun
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A city, the county seat of Burnet County, Texas.