Variable meaning : Something that is variable. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered. A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values. A symbol representing a variable. A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them. A variable star. A shifting wind, or one that varies in force. (in the plural) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts. Able to vary or be varied. Likely to vary. Marked by diversity or difference. Having no fixed quantitative value. Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.