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variable

(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "variable", "results": [{"typeOf": ["star"], "synonyms": ["variable star"], "definition": "a star that varies noticeably in brightness", "hasInstances": ["pole star", "polar star", "polaris", "polestar", "north star"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["quantity"], "hasTypes": ["chance variable", "correlate", "correlative", "degree of freedom", "dependent variable", "experimental variable", "independent variable", "infinitesimal", "argument", "predictor variable", "random variable", "scalar", "stochastic variable", "tensor", "variant", "variate", "vector"], "synonyms": ["variable quantity"], "definition": "a quantity that can assume any of a set of values", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"examples": ["nature is infinitely variable"], "synonyms": ["varying"], "similarTo": ["varied"], "definition": "marked by diversity or difference", "derivation": ["variableness", "vary", "variability"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"typeOf": ["symbol"], "hasTypes": ["unknown", "unknown quantity", "placeholder"], "definition": "a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"also": ["inconsistent", "inconstant"], "antonyms": ["invariable"], "examples": ["rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable", "variable winds", "variable expenses"], "similarTo": ["protean", "uncertain", "unsettled", "variant", "versatile", "changeable", "covariant", "multivariate", "shifting"], "definition": "liable to or capable of change", "derivation": ["variability", "variableness", "vary"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"typeOf": ["thing"], "examples": ["the weather is one variable to be considered"], "definition": "something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"examples": ["a variable capacitor", "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"], "similarTo": ["adaptable"], "definition": "(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied", "derivation": ["variability", "variableness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 2.9, "syllables": {"list": ["var", "i", "a", "ble"], "count": 4}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'vɜriəbəl"}}