variability
English
Etymology
Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable + -ity.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌvɛəɹ.i.ə.ˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /-ɪ.ti/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /ˌvæɹ.i.ə.ˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /-ɪ.ti/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˌvɛɹ.i.ə.ˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /-ɪ.ti/
Noun
variability (countable and uncountable, plural variabilities)
- The state or characteristic of being variable.
- The degree to which a thing is variable. In data or statistics this is often a measurement of distance from the mean or a description of data range.
Synonyms
- variableness
Derived terms
- biovariability
- covariability
- histovariability
- hypervariability
- intervariability
- microvariability
Translations
state
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degree
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Further reading
- variability in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- variability in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911