(sciences) A factor that is held constant in a series of experiments in which other factors are varied

plural of variable squirrel

Finlayson's squirrel

(mathematics) A variable that can be a split-complex number.

(of an aircraft) Having the ability to adjust the shape / configuration of its wings whilst in flight

(mathematics) In an optimization problem, a variable added to an inequality constraint to transform it into an equality.

(astronomy) an RR Lyrae variable; a type of variable star commonly (but not exclusively) found in globular clusters

(typography) A digital font whose design features can be freely adjusted in a cline via the manipulation of various axes, such as the "weight axis" or "height axis".

plural of variable font

(sociology) Any of a set of contrasting pairs of characteristics said to be associated with various kinds of social interaction: affectivity – affective neutrality; self-orientation – collectivity-orientation; universalism – particularism; ascription – achievement; and specificity – diffusity.