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Noun variable has 4 senses

variable - something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered"
--₁ is a kind of thing

variable, variable quantity - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
--₂ is a kind of quantity
--₂ has particulars:

argument; independent variable, experimental variable; correlate, correlative; degree of freedom; dependent variable; predictor variable; random variable, variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable; scalar; tensor; vector

variable star, variable - a star that varies noticeably in brightness
--₃ is a kind of star
--₃ has particulars:
Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar
variable - a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
--₄ is a kind of symbol
--₄ has particulars: placeholder; unknown, unknown quantity