"var" meaning in English

See var in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: vars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} var (countable and uncountable, plural vars)
  1. (programming) Abbreviation of variable. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: variable
    Sense id: en-var-en-noun-2bjXD0PE Categories (other): Programming Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  2. (statistics) Abbreviation of variance. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: variance
    Sense id: en-var-en-noun-8qUwxoNp Categories (other): Statistics Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  3. (physics) A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-var-en-noun-en:physics Categories (other): Physics Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (bodybuilding, slang, uncountable) Clipping of Anavar. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: Anavar
    Sense id: en-var-en-noun-vBJkyhR9 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Bodybuilding, Steroids, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 20 20 20 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 12 15 48 Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: varmeter

Inflected forms

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