ˌverēəˈbiləd.ē, ˌva(a)r-, ˌvār-, -lətē, -i noun
1. : the quality or fact of being variable or subject to variation : variableness
apparently unlimited variability of individual behavior — Edward Sapir
free intellectual variability which is the source of genuine progress in science — M.R.Cohen
2. : the quality or attribute of animals and plants that causes them to exhibit variation : the ability to vary from whatever cause — compare variation 6a
3. : dispersion 2a