variability

== English == === Etymology === Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌvɛəɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /-ɪ.ti/ (US, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˌvæɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /-ɪ.ti/ (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˌvɛɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /-ɪ.ti/ === Noun === variability (countable and uncountable, plural variabilities) The state or characteristic of being variable. 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. ==== Synonyms ==== variableness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “variability”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “variability”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.