"variable" meaning in English

See variable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: variable
  1. μεταβλητός, μεταβαλλόμενος
    Sense id: el-variable-en-adj-z3meBBUB
  2. ασταθής,
    Sense id: el-variable-en-adj-TXipDm3q
  3. ευμετάβλητος συναισθηματικά
    Sense id: el-variable-en-adj-RbqC8dGx

Noun

Forms: variable
  1. μεταβλητή, κυμαινόμενη τιμή
    Sense id: el-variable-en-noun-D9Qaa~OO
  2. βλ. propositional variable (προτασιακή μεταβλητή)
    Sense id: el-variable-en-noun-H4fDeC-F Topics: logic
  3. η μεταβλητή
    Sense id: el-variable-en-noun-XHB~9a6- Categories (other): Προγραμματισμός (αγγλικά) Topics: programming
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: class variable, environment variable, instance variable, member variable, propositional variable, static member variable, static variable
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