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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] variabilis, from variare to vary
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] variabilis, from variare to vary
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1 a : able or apt to vary : subject to variation or [[changes]] <variable winds> <variable costs>
*1 a : able or apt to vary : subject to variation or [[changes]] <variable winds> <variable costs>
*4 : not true to [[type]] : aberrant —used of a [[biological]] [[group]] or character
*4 : not true to [[type]] : aberrant —used of a [[biological]] [[group]] or character
==Description==
==Description==
A '''variable''' (pronounced /ˈvɛəriəbəl/; VAIR-ee-ə-bəl) is a [[symbol]] that stands for a [[value]] that may vary; the term usually occurs in [[opposition]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant_(mathematics) constant], which is a symbol for a non-varying [[value]], i.e. completely fixed or fixed in the [[context]] of use. The [[concepts]] of constants and variables are [[fundamental]] to all modern [[mathematics]], [[science]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering engineering], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_(programming) computer programming].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_%28mathematics%29]
A '''variable''' (pronounced /ˈvɛəriəbəl/; VAIR-ee-ə-bəl) is a [[symbol]] that stands for a [[value]] that may vary; the term usually occurs in [[opposition]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant_(mathematics) constant], which is a symbol for a non-varying [[value]], i.e. completely fixed or fixed in the [[context]] of use. The [[concepts]] of constants and variables are [[fundamental]] to all modern [[mathematics]], [[science]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering engineering], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_(programming) computer programming].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_%28mathematics%29]
[[Category: Mathematics]]
[[Category: Mathematics]]
