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English
Etymology
Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable + -ity.
Pronunciation
Noun
variability (countable and uncountable, plural variabilities)
- The state or characteristic of being variable.
- The degree to which a thing is variable. In data or statistics this is often a measurement of distance from the mean or a description of data range.
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Further reading
- “variability”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “variability”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.