"variability" meaning in English

See variability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌvɛəɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [UK], /-ɪ.ti/ [UK], /ˌvæɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [US] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /-ɪ.ti/ [US] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˌvɛɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ (note: US, Mary–marry–merry merger), /-ɪ.ti/ (note: US, Mary–marry–merry merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-variability.wav Forms: variabilities [plural]
Etymology: Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable + -ity. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|variable}} Old French variable, {{suffix|en|variable|ity}} variable + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} variability (countable and uncountable, plural variabilities)
  1. The state or characteristic of being variable. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state): променливост (promenlivost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), изменчивост (izmenčivost) (Bulgarian), variabilitat [feminine] (Catalan), muuttuvuus (Finnish), vaihtelevuus (Finnish), variabilité [feminine] (French), variabilidade [feminine] (Galician), ცვალებადობა (cvalebadoba) (Georgian), mutabilite (Middle English), variabilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), variabilitate [feminine] (Romanian), variabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-variability-en-noun-BEGn2ssL Disambiguation of 'state': 96 4
  2. The degree to which a thing is variable. In data or statistics this is often a measurement of distance from the mean or a description of data range. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (degree): 變率 (Chinese Mandarin), 变率 (biànlǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), vaihtelu (Finnish), variabilité (French), ცვალებადობა (cvalebadoba) (Georgian), variabilità (Italian), variabilidade (Portuguese), variabilidad (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-variability-en-noun-yUKlsa7c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of 'degree': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: variableness Derived forms: biovariability, covariability, histovariability, hypervariability, intervariability, microvariability

Inflected forms

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