variability

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌvæɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ UK /ˌvɛəɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being subject to variation

Variability is central to genetics.
2

noun
the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity

The extreme variability of the weather makes it hard to garden in this climate.
3

noun
The state or characteristic of being variable.

The word variability appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... variance

2 noun · the quality of being uneven... unevenness

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Word family

Derived forms biovariabilitycovariabilityhistovariabilityhypervariabilityintervariabilitymicrovariability

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Phrases (1)

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decadal variability
changes occurring over periods of roughly ten years

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable + -ity.

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