flow variable
floʊ ˈvɛriəbəl
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Definition of flow variable - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
businessTECH.variable measured over a period of timeTECH.
  • Gross domestic product is a flow variable.
2.
measurementTECH.variable representing the rate of flowTECH.
  • The flow variable indicates the rate of water passing through the pipe.
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Expressions with flow

even flown.
steady and uninterrupted progression
The project continued with an even flow of tasks.
flow like waterv.
move smoothly and continuously like water
The dancers flow like water across the stage.
flow with the tidev.
move smoothly and effortlessly with the current
The boat flowed with the tide down the river.
go with the flowv.
adapt to situations without resistance
He learned to go with the flow during the trip.
creative juices flowexp.
feel inspired and start having new ideas
Listening to music makes my creative juices flow.
ebb and flowv.
to move back and forth in a pattern
The tides ebb and flow daily.

Expressions with variable

variable as the windadj.
changing often and unpredictably
Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.
variable loadn.
amount of weight or demand that changes during use
The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.
variable-yieldadj.
producing different amounts or results over time
The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.
dummy variablen.
binary variable indicating categories in statistics
The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.
control variablen.
factor kept constant in experiments
In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.
categorical variablen.
variable with fixed categories, not numbers
A categorical variable can be color or type.
discrete variablen.
variable with countable distinct values
The number of students in a class is a discrete variable.
experimental variablen.
variable manipulated in research to test hypotheses
Researchers adjusted the experimental variable to see the outcome.
independent variablen.
variable determining the dependent variable's value
In y = f(x), x is the independent variable.
variable costn.
cost changing with production level
The variable cost increased as production ramped up.

Terms related to flow variable

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flowingvariabilityvariationeconomic indicatortime seriesflowfluidfluxmeasurementratestreamvariable

Examples of flow variable in a sentence

  • The flow variable of income was tracked monthly.
  • The flow variable must be monitored closely.
  • Adjust the flow variable to control the speed.

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  1. French:variable de flux, variable de débit, ...
  2. German:Stromgröße, Durchflussrate-Variable, ...
  3. Italian:variabile di flusso, ...
  4. Spanish:variable de flujo, ...
  5. Portuguese:variável de fluxo, ...
  6. Chinese:流量变量, ...
  7. Japanese:フロー変数, 流量変数, ...
  8. Arabic:مُتَغَيِّر تَدَفُّقِي, مُتَغَيِّر التَّدَفُّق, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִשׁתַּנֵה שׁוֹטֵף, מִשְׁתַּנֶּה קֶצֶב הַזְּרִימָה, ...
  10. Russian:потоковая переменная, переменная потока, ...
  11. Ukrainian:потокова змінна, змінна потоку, ...
  12. Hindi:प्रवाह चर, ...
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