variable quantity

ˈvɛəriəbl ˈkwɒntɪti

variable quantities

Definition

Definition of variable quantity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

number that can change

TECH.

The variable quantity x can be 5 or 10.
In algebra, a variable quantity can represent different values.
The scientist measured the variable quantity during the experiment.

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Expressions with variable

variable as the wind

adj.

changing often and unpredictably

Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.

variable load

amount of weight or demand that changes during use

The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.

variable-yield

adj.

producing different amounts or results over time

The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.

dummy variable

binary variable indicating categories in statistics

The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.

control variable

factor kept constant in experiments

In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.

categorical variable

variable with fixed categories, not numbers

A categorical variable can be color or type.

Expressions with quantity

unknown quantity

factor with unclear impact in a situation

The weather is an unknown quantity in the race.

in quantity

adv.

in large amounts or numbers

The product is available in quantity.

known quantity

something or someone familiar or recognized

In the team, she is a known quantity.

quantity over quality

focus on producing more rather than better

The factory's policy was quantity over quality.

partial quantity

incomplete amount of something

The recipe calls for a partial quantity of sugar.

quantity discount

price reduction for buying large amounts

The store offers a quantity discount for orders over 100 units.

minimum order quantity

smallest number of units that must be bought in one purchase

The supplier's minimum order quantity was 500 pieces per color.

numerical quantity

amount represented by a number

The numerical quantity of apples is ten.

physical quantity

property of a system that can be measured

Mass is a fundamental physical quantity in physics.

constant quantity

value that does not change

The speed of light is a constant quantity.

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assign a value to

mathematics

give a specific number or quantity to something like a variable

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French:quantité variable, ...
German:variable Größe, ...
Italian:variabile, ...
Spanish:cantidad variable, ...
Portuguese:quantidade variável, ...
Chinese:变量, ...
Japanese:変数量, ...
Arabic:كَمِّيَّة مُتَغَيِّرَة, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁתַּנֶּה, ...
Russian:переменная величина, ...
Ukrainian:змінна величина, ...
Hindi:चर राशि, ...
Bengali:পরিবর্তনশীল সংখ্যা, ...
Catalan:quantitat variable, ...
Czech:proměnná, ...
Danish:variabel størrelse, ...
Dutch:variabele grootheid, ...
Greek:μεταβλητή ποσότητα, ...
Hungarian:változó, ...
Khmer:អថេរ, ...
Korean:변량, ...
Persian:مقدار متغیر, ...
Polish:zmienna, ...
Portuguese (BR):quantidade variável, ...
Romanian:cantitate variabilă, ...
Swedish:variabel mängd, ...
Thai:ปริมาณที่เปลี่ยนแปลงได้, ...
Turkish:değişken miktar, ...
Vietnamese:biến số, ...

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