the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Variable
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
(2):
(n.) That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.
(3):
(n.) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
(4):
(a.) Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.
(5):
(n.) A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables.
(6):
(a.) Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Variable'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/v/variable.html. 1828.
