variability

noun

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Recent Examples of variability This problem can worsen in cases of model collapses, where LLMs trained on data from another LLM can have issues with accuracy and variability. — Ipsita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The Galaxy Watch 9 will monitor your vitals at night, specifically your blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, and skin temperature. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026 The screen-free Whoop band maps recovery through resting heart rate and heart rate variability to reveal sleep architecture and daily strain. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 Whoop is a screen-free fitness band that continuously tracks resting heart rate and heart rate variability, mapping sleep architecture and daily strain. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026 Northern states have the greatest variability between the shortest and longest days. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 20 July 2026 The researchers acknowledged that measuring how steady a person’s steps are, which is known as step-to-step variability, might reveal more about brain health than walking speed. — Danielle Zickl, Health, 20 July 2026 This work to address data center load variability comes at a time of mounting public and governmental pressure. — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Some women rotate stacks based on menstrual cycle phase or wearable data like heart rate variability. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for variability
  1. changeability
  2. variance
  3. volatility
  4. variation
  5. mutability
  6. friction
  7. flexibility
  8. arbitrariness
Noun
  • More specifically, genres, whether spoken or written, reflect the changeability of their formal characteristics in connection to changes in the situation and the actions relevant to these genres.
    — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of changeability
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  • Finally, engineers will log subatomic decay variances to test basic physical laws.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Focus on the dimensions with the widest variance between your self-rating and theirs.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of variance
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  • But both are also currently trending higher by around 18% compared to last month indicative of current crude market volatility.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Ironically, the ETFs, introduced in late May to broaden investment opportunities for retail traders and stem outflows into similar products abroad, have become a lightning rod for criticism and blamed for amplifying volatility.
    — Youkyung Lee, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of volatility
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  • The variations of embellished mini dresses, column gowns and pant suits on the runways this season served as proof.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Villa usually deploy a variation of a 4-2-3-1 shape, with two No 10s and a right winger.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of variation
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  • Clouds, which for the artist Biggers symbolize potential and mutability, formed the theme of the evening, hanging over dinner on the museum’s terrace in synthetic cotton and wire constructions from an event designer.
    — Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
  • Those who recognize a compositional genius that grew out of constantly shifting dynamics and tempos, jazzy originality and infinite mutability.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of mutability
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  • Procedures and processes should make things smoother, not create friction.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As technology removes friction from nearly every transaction, the experiences people still willingly wait for have become increasingly valuable — and increasingly public.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of friction
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  • These technologies are designed to improve aircraft launch and recovery capabilities while expanding the operational flexibility of the ship.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • As more employees push for greater flexibility, and even four-day workweeks, the idea that success requires constant hustle is increasingly being challenged.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of flexibility
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  • During the pandemic, Lowe, the father of two boys, wrestled with establishing safety measures at Benjamin, and he was struck by the arbitrariness of many health protocols.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.
    — Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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