variable
adjective
apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable moods.
variably
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a word derived from
variable.
Example Sentences
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Like Gregory House, Watson has his crew of variably eager young experts slash students slash acolytes, each with a specialty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
“These studies support the presence of a widespread network of cortical and subcortical areas that are variably recruited based on specific task parameters and demands,” the authors write.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2023
Vapor compression—the system by which standard AC works—moves a refrigerant through a cycle in which it is variably condensed and expanded, enabling it to absorb heat from inside and release that heat outside.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 29, 2023
Back then there was also lots of potential for drama large and small, given that the census was conducted by “enumerators” who went door to door and collected answers in their own variably legible penmanship.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
“The year just completed was one in which I underperformed nearly all my peers and friends by, variably, thirty or forty percentage points,” he wrote.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
