variable quantity

/ˌvɛriəbəl ˌkwɑntədi/

Other forms: variable quantities

Definitions of variable quantity

1. noun

   a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
   synonyms: variable

   types:

   argument

   a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

   experimental variable, independent variable

   (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables

   correlate, correlative

   either of two or more related or complementary variables

   degree of freedom

   (statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution

   dependent variable

   (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable

   predictor variable

   a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)

   infinitesimal

   (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

   chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variant, variate

   a variable quantity that is random

   scalar

   a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components

   tensor

   a generalization of the concept of a vector

   vector

   a variable quantity that can be resolved into components

   factor

   an independent variable in statistics

   cross product, vector product

   a vector that is the product of two other vectors

   resultant, vector sum

   a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors

   radius vector

   a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system

   radius vector

   a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating

   type of:

   quantity

   the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable