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Meaning of VARIABILITY

Pronunciation:  vereeub'ilutee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the quality of being subject to variation
  2. [n]  a quality of variability and lack of uniformity
 
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 Synonyms: unevenness, variableness, variance
 
 Antonyms: evenness, invariability, invariableness, invariance
 
 See Also: changeability, changeableness, irregularity, jaggedness, patchiness, personal equation, unregularity, variedness, variegation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Va`ri*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. variabilit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being variable; variableness.
2. (Biol.) The power possessed by living organisms, both
   animal and vegetable, of adapting themselves to
   modifications or changes in their environment, thus
   possibly giving rise to ultimate variation of structure or
   function.
 

 

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