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noun
- something that is
- Adjective, variable
- something whose value may be dictated or discovered
- There are several variables to consider here.
- (mathematics) a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values
- (mathematics) a symbol representing a variable
- (complang) a named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read it them
- (astronomy) a variable star
adjective
- able to vary
- likely to vary
- marked by diversity or difference
- (math) having no fixed quantitative value
- (biology) tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type
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| variation |
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noun
- A distinct group of objects or things
- (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north. Also called magnetic declination.
- (board games) a line of play that differs from the original
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| Vega |
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proper noun
- (star) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
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| Venus |
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proper noun
- (Roman mythology) the goddess of love, beauty, and natural productivity
- The second planet in our solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by �.
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| Venusian |
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noun ((plural) Venusians)
- (science fiction) An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Venus.
adjective (no comparative or superlative)
- Of or relating to the planet Venus.
- the landscape
- Of or relating to Venusians.
- a invasion
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| vernal equinox |
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noun
- the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading northward
- the point where the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator at that time
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| Virgo |
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proper noun
- (constellation): One of the twelve zodiac constellations, supposedly shaped like a maiden. It contains the bright binary star Spica.
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| Vulcan |
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proper noun
- (context, Roman mythology) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, principally blacksmiths.
- ''The goddess Venus was the wife of .
- (astronomy, historical) A theoretical planet proposed to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun in a 19th-century hypothesis.
- (science fiction) A fictional planet in the w:Star Trek, Star Trek universe.
- (science fiction) A member of the humanoid race inhabiting the fictional planet Vulcan; the race is noted for lack of emotion and adherence to logic.
- (science fiction) The language spoken by these humanoids.
- (slang) (pejorative) A person who seems to lack emotion or is overly analytical and boring.
- A town in southern Alberta, Canada.
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