variables

noun

1. 1

   Something that is variable.

2. 2

   Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.

   “There are several variables to consider here.”

3. 3

   A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.

4. 4

   A symbol representing a variable.

5. 5

   A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.

6. 6

   A variable star.

7. 7

   A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.

8. 8

   (in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.