variable
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He is comfortable with complexity, uncertainty and the reality that not every variable can be controlled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Her research on stellar atmospheres and variable stars established her as one of the most significant astronomers of the 20th Century.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
LSU and Oklahoma have also struggled on the variable bars routine during the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
These include Cepheid variable stars, which brighten and dim in predictable ways, red giant stars with known brightness, Type Ia supernovae, and certain galaxy types.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
When Newton denoted position with the variable x, he realized that velocity is simply the fluxion—what modern mathematicians call the derivative—of x: x.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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The Scientific Method
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