Meanings:
noun
Definition: Something that is variable.
Definition: Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
Example: There are several variables to consider here.
Definition: A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
Definition: A symbol representing a variable.
Definition: A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
Definition: A variable star.
Definition: A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
Definition: (in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.