variability

The state or characteristic of being variable.

Noun

  1. The state or characteristic of being variable.
    • The experiment showed considerable variability in the results.
    • Climate variability affects crop production.
    • genetic variability
  2. 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.

Origin

Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable + -ity.

Forms

variabilities

Synonyms

variableness

Derived

biovariability covariability histovariability hypervariability intervariability microvariability