Variable
Variable may refer to: Variable (computer science), a symbolic name associated with a value and whose associated value may be changed Variable (mathematics), a symbol that represents a quantity in a mathematical expression, as used in many sciences == Mathematics == Propositional variable, taking the value true or false in mathematical logic Random variable, a variable in statistics whose value depends on random events Categorical variable, taking one of a finite number of values in a statistical problem, such as the head or tail result of a tossed coin Independent and identically distributed random variables, statistically independent and having the same probability distribution Fluent (mathematics), a time-varying quantity as coined by Isaac Newton in his early calculus State variable, used to describe the mathematical "state" of a dynamical system Slack variable, inserted to transform an inequality constraint in an optimization problem into an equality Dependent and independent variables, a variable classified according to whether or not it depends for its value on another variable of interest Free variables and bound variables, restricted or otherwise to a specified set of values, such as through a logical quantifier Complex variable, the argument or value of a function of a complex number in complex analysis == Physical and social sciences == Variable (research), a logical set of attributes Control variable, a measurable entity which is constant (controlled) and unchanged throughout the course of a scientific experiment Variable star, a type of astronomical star == Other uses == "The Variable", an episode of the television series Lost == See also == Hidden variable (disambiguation) Variability (disambiguation) Variance (disambiguation) .