degree of variability

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• variability — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extreme, great, high, wide ▪ There is considerable variability in all the test scores. ▪ low ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• variability — var·i·a·bil·i·ty (vâr ē ə bĭlʹĭ tē, văr ) n. pl. var·i·a·bil·i·ties The quality, state, or degree of being variable or changeable. * * * …   Universalium

• variability — noun a) the state or characteristic of being variable b) the degree to which a thing is variable Syn: variableness …   Wiktionary

• Human variability — Human variability, or human variation, is the range of possible values for any measurable characteristic, physical or mental, of human beings. Differences can be trivial or important, transient or permanent, voluntary or involuntary, congenital… …   Wikipedia

• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium

• sex — /seks/, n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions. 2. the sum of the structural and functional differences by which the male and female are distinguished, or the… …   Universalium

• animal behaviour — Introduction       any activity of an intact organism.       A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …   Universalium

• continental landform — ▪ geology Introduction       any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic (volcanism) cones), plateaus, and valleys. (The term landform also can be applied to… …   Universalium

• Developmental noise — is a concept within developmental biology in which the phenotype varies between individuals even though both the genotypes and the environmental factors are the same for all of them.[1] Contributing factors include stochastic gene expression.[2]… …   Wikipedia

• Geography of Mesoamerica — Location of Mesoamerica in the Americas: this prototypic culture area is situated on the Middle American isthmus, or land bridge, adjoining southern North America with South America. The geography of Mesoamerica entails the physical and human… …   Wikipedia

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