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No. 5,064 in French

variable

"Variable" in French means "something that can change or vary."

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  • La température est une variable importante en chimie.

    Temperature is an important variable in chemistry.

    In this sentence, 'variable' is used as a noun to describe an element that can change and influence a system's behavior.

  • Les conditions météorologiques peuvent être très variables.

    Weather conditions can be very variable.

    Here, 'variables' is an adjective describing something that can change or vary significantly.

  • Nous avons inséré une variable dans le programme informatique pour personnaliser les résultats.

    We inserted a variable into the computer program to customize the results.

    In this context, 'variable' refers to a symbolic representation in programming that can hold dynamic values.

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