Meaning of VARIABILITY
Pronunciation: | | vereeub'ilutee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the quality of being subject to variation
- [n] a quality of variability and lack of uniformity
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| Synonyms: | | unevenness, variableness, variance |
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| Antonyms: | | evenness, invariability, invariableness, invariance | |
| See Also: | | changeability, changeableness, irregularity, jaggedness, patchiness, personal equation, unregularity, variedness, variegation | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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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