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as in adjustable
capable of being readily changed
a variable expense that we could reduce if we needed to
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as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
highly variable income from his job as a real estate agent
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as in variable star
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Recent Examples of variable
IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
Research has proven that the variable rewards and unpredictable payouts in gambling foster addiction by triggering dopamine surges.
—Brian Curcio, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
There are way more variables and way too much uncertainty for optimization to be feasible.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
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The business model lets site hosts—which can be a city, utility, university, or private company—set their own variable rates for electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
Research has proven that the variable rewards and unpredictable payouts in gambling foster addiction by triggering dopamine surges.
—Brian Curcio, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Every shipment, every transaction, every license, every insurance policy, every fee—thousands of variables—had to be accounted for, across all conceivable scenarios, until the sale was complete, the money collected and transacted, and everyone repaid.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
There are way more variables and way too much uncertainty for optimization to be feasible.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
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The flipside of it is that if bitcoin prices crater for any reason — volatile as cryptocurrency can be — MicroStrategy shares may stumble too.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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It's been a volatile year for Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG)—the media company majority owned by President-elect Donald Trump.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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This region, about 8,000 light-years from Earth, is located adjacent to the famous explosive variable star Eta Carinae, which lies just outside the field of view toward the upper right.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Stars that change in brightness, known as variable stars, get brighter and dimmer; supernovas burst into view and then gradually fade away; and thousands of objects too faint to see with the unaided eye, like asteroids, move steadily across the sky.Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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CaaS is transforming industries with offerings like business fleet cards and eco-friendly payments to adaptable solutions for the gig economy.Mohamed Madkour, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Moist, well-draining, rich Soil pH: Highly adaptable (5.5 to 8.5) USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 10 This southeast native is a prolific bloomer, producing vibrant canary-yellow flowers as early as January (depending on location) and continuing through May.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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However, logistical challenges, such as unpredictable weather, play a role in these considerations.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Lofoten mountain biking trails Though known for unpredictable weather year-round, the islands are driest May through August and get drenched in October.Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Blaze Star has become a white dwarf, which happens when stars have exhausted their nuclear fuels.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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The other is a white dwarf, the small and dense core of a dead star.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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International organizations can also get around Trump by becoming more bureaucratically flexible.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Reasonable accommodations for neurodivergent employees include noise-canceling headphones, quiet spaces, adjustable lighting, and flexible work schedules.Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The collisions of compact astrophysical objects such as black holes and neutron stars emit strong gravitational waves.Gaurav Khanna, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
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The most obvious candidate, the team says, is a pulsar – a type of neutron star that produces beams of electromagnetic radiation from its poles.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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But other sources, like quasars, supernovae and gamma ray bursts, can fire off particles at extremely high energies.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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Measurements of distances to quasars based on radio-interferometric techniques, for instance, are advancing, and there are prospects for using fluctuations in galaxy-surface brightness.Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Variable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variable. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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