variabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌvɛːrɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌvɛriəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Etymology: < variable adj. + -ity suffix, or < French variabilité, = Italian variabilità, Spanish variabilidad, Portuguese -idade.

1. The fact or quality of being variable in some respect; tendency towards, capacity for, variation or change.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun]

unstablenessc1340

varyingc1380

uncertaintyc1384

brotelnessc1386

were1390

instabilityc1422

bricklenessa1425

changeability?a1425

changeableness1447

vertibility1447

mutability?a1475

variableness?a1475

inconstance1509

mutationa1542

fickleness1548

variety1548

unconstancy1563

mobility1567

unstability1572

vicissitude1576

variousness1607

inconstancy1613

slipperinessa1618

alterableness1633

versatilousness1640

bottomlessness1642

lability1651

brittlety1652

versatileness1654

fluctuancy1659

fugitivenessa1661

alterability1661

permutability1662

unfixedness1668

mutablenessa1677

flittingnessa1680

frailness1687

flittiness1692

versability1721

plasticity1727

variability1771

unestablishment1776

fluctuabilitya1786

changefulness1791

unsettledness1799

versatility1802

harlequinism1808

fluidity1824

fitfulness1825

sensitiveness1825

insubstantiality1848

contingency1858

rootlessness1859

shiftingness1866

ficklety1888

variancy1888

impredicability1906

proteanism1909

1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton I. 29 In her outward appearance there is a variability, that renders it almost impossible to draw an exact resemblance of her.

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 355 His protest against binding him to his opinions, and his reservation of a right to whatever opinions he pleases, remain in their full force. This variability is pleasant, and shews a fertility of fancy.

1839 Lady Lytton Cheveley III. 146 It is this atmospheric variability..that occasions the thousand little dissensions that spring from love itself.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 246 Reasonings on the variability of the relative level of land and sea.

1885 Contemp. Rev. June 901 They made too little account of the variability of human nature and circumstances.

2. spec.

a. The fact of, or capacity for, varying in amount, magnitude, or value.

ΚΠ

1816 tr. S. F. Lacroix Elem. Treat. Differential & Integral Calculus 157 From this may be deduced the differential coefficient of z, relative to the variability of x.

1870 T. L. Phipson tr. A. Guillemin Sun 282 The variability of a certain number of stars.

1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. vi. 124 The variability of the ratio..being duly conceived in terms of lines that lengthen and shorten.

b. Biology. Capability in plants or animals of variation or deviation from a type.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [noun] > variation from a type

variability1832

variation1859

1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (1835) II. 449 Variability of a species compared to that of an individual.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species i. 40 A high degree of variability is obviously favourable, as freely giving the materials for selection to work on.

1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life iv. 58 The belief in the variability of all animals in all their parts and organs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	variability
释义	variabilityn. Brit. /ˌvɛːrɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌvɛriəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Etymology: < variable adj. + -ity suffix, or < French variabilité, = Italian variabilità, Spanish variabilidad, Portuguese -idade. 1. The fact or quality of being variable in some respect; tendency towards, capacity for, variation or change. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun] unstablenessc1340 varyingc1380 uncertaintyc1384 brotelnessc1386 were1390 instabilityc1422 bricklenessa1425 changeability?a1425 changeableness1447 vertibility1447 mutability?a1475 variableness?a1475 inconstance1509 mutationa1542 fickleness1548 variety1548 unconstancy1563 mobility1567 unstability1572 vicissitude1576 variousness1607 inconstancy1613 slipperinessa1618 alterableness1633 versatilousness1640 bottomlessness1642 lability1651 brittlety1652 versatileness1654 fluctuancy1659 fugitivenessa1661 alterability1661 permutability1662 unfixedness1668 mutablenessa1677 flittingnessa1680 frailness1687 flittiness1692 versability1721 plasticity1727 variability1771 unestablishment1776 fluctuabilitya1786 changefulness1791 unsettledness1799 versatility1802 harlequinism1808 fluidity1824 fitfulness1825 sensitiveness1825 insubstantiality1848 contingency1858 rootlessness1859 shiftingness1866 ficklety1888 variancy1888 impredicability1906 proteanism1909 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton I. 29 In her outward appearance there is a variability, that renders it almost impossible to draw an exact resemblance of her. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 355 His protest against binding him to his opinions, and his reservation of a right to whatever opinions he pleases, remain in their full force. This variability is pleasant, and shews a fertility of fancy. 1839 Lady Lytton Cheveley III. 146 It is this atmospheric variability..that occasions the thousand little dissensions that spring from love itself. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 246 Reasonings on the variability of the relative level of land and sea. 1885 Contemp. Rev. June 901 They made too little account of the variability of human nature and circumstances. 2. spec. a. The fact of, or capacity for, varying in amount, magnitude, or value. ΚΠ 1816 tr. S. F. Lacroix Elem. Treat. Differential & Integral Calculus 157 From this may be deduced the differential coefficient of z, relative to the variability of x. 1870 T. L. Phipson tr. A. Guillemin Sun 282 The variability of a certain number of stars. 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. vi. 124 The variability of the ratio..being duly conceived in terms of lines that lengthen and shorten. b. Biology. Capability in plants or animals of variation or deviation from a type. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [noun] > variation from a type variability1832 variation1859 1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (1835) II. 449 Variability of a species compared to that of an individual. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species i. 40 A high degree of variability is obviously favourable, as freely giving the materials for selection to work on. 1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life iv. 58 The belief in the variability of all animals in all their parts and organs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1771
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