1 | noun | something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation 2 | noun | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values 3 | noun | a star that varies noticeably in brightness 4 | noun | a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity 5 | adjective | liable to or capable of change 6 | adjective | marked by diversity or difference 7 | adjective | (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied (7 meanings)

v'ereeuhbuhl (IPA: vˈɛriəbəl)

var-i-a-ble (8 letters | 4 syllables)

1387 (Late Middle ages) (638 years ago)

Old French | Latin

variables

variable quantity | variable star | adaptable | alterable | fluctuating | varying (total: 6)

invariable

argument | chance variable | correlate | correlative | degree of freedom | dependent variable | experimental variable | independent variable | infinitesimal | predictor variable | random variable | rate of change | scalar | stochastic variable | tensor | ... (total: 26)

thing | quantity | star | symbol (total: 4)

(none among common words)

variably

(none among common words)

variable-pitch propeller | variable quantity | variable resistor | variable star

Mandarin Chinese: | 常變的 (adjective) Hindi: | परिवर्तनशील (adjective) Arabic: | مُتَغَيِّر (adjective) Spanish: | variable (change) | cambiable (change) | alterable (change) | variable (weather) | cambiable (weather) | inconstante (weather) | variable (general) French: | variable (change) | changeant (change) | muable (change) | inconstant (change) | variable (weather) | changeant (weather) | inconstant (weather) | variable (general)

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Like some manufacturing costs | Something not to be relied on (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

13 (International English) | 13 (North American English)