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variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /


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Professor Jaeyune Ryu, who supervised the research, said, "This study transforms 'local pH' near the electrode from a hidden variable into a controllable design principle."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The one variable he hadn’t taken into account was time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“That doesn’t match up with people’s actual spending patterns,” he said, since people typically have variable needs and wants as retirement progresses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

It means people on variable tariffs should give an accurate meter reading, and - with forecasts of significant increases in bills to come - prepare for a more expensive winter.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

It does so by artificially holding constant every variable except the two he wishes to focus on, and then showing how those two co-vary.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

While it is difficult to compare week by week attendances because of the number of variables, the international break does offer some fans the chance to watch other teams in action.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Open-weight models are those whose parameters, or variables learned and adjusted during training, can be downloaded, run or modified by different developers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

His decades of research indicate that other variables have a larger influence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

It is difficult to control for all variables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

These considerations, along with the just mentioned correlation between regional population size and societal complexity, have led to a protracted chicken-or-egg debate about the causal relations between food production, population variables, and societal complexity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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