Able to vary or be varied.
variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor
Likely to vary.
Marked by diversity or difference.
Having no fixed quantitative value.
Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
A different sequence of a gene (locus).
A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
A related but distinct thing.
All of his soups are variations on a single recipe.
The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
A line of play that differs from the original.
A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
The modification of a hereditary trait.
Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
The quality of being varied; diversity.
Variety is the spice of life.
A specific variation of something.
A number of different things.
A state of constant change.
A rank in a taxonomic classification, below species and subspecies.
The total number of distinct states of a system.
Logarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
A term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.
(universal algebra) An equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
An algebraic variety.
The kind of theatrical entertainment given in variety shows.
The production of, or performance in, variety shows.
An instrument used to measure variations in a magnetic field.
A rate-of-climb indicator.
Having a broad range (of different elements).
The reasons are various.
That varies or differs from others; variant; different.
a various reading of a Biblical text