plural of continuously variable transmission

(physics) A variable transmitted through an element. For example, the torque applied at one side of a stem is transmitted through this one to the other side.

plural of through variable

(accounting) A cost that changes with the change in volume of activity of an organization.

plural of product variance

(obsolete or rare) Covariance.

(mathematics) An independent variable that may be used to predict the value of another, especially in statistical regression

(mathematics) A dependent variable thought to change as a function of changes in a predictor variable.

Obsolete form of variance.

(immunology) The mechanism by which an infectious organism changes its surface proteins in favor of circumventing a host immune response.