variability C1 Topic:Science & Research US /ˌvæɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ UK /ˌvɛəɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #70541 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... variance 2 noun · the quality of being uneven... unevenness More variableness Word family Derived forms biovariabilitycovariabilityhistovariabilityhypervariabilityintervariabilitymicrovariability Common collocations decadal variability Adjective + noun Etymology Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable + -ity. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # variability **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌvæɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌvɛəɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 70541 ## Meanings 1. the quality of being subject to variation 2. the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity 3. The state or characteristic of being variable. ## Examples - Variability is central to genetics. - The extreme variability of the weather makes it hard to garden in this climate. - The word variability appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense. ## Synonyms - variableness ## Derived Forms - biovariability - covariability - histovariability - hypervariability - intervariability - microvariability ## Etymology Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable + -ity. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown