variability

variability
1. The capability of being variable. 2. In genetics, the potential or actual differences, either quantitative or qualitative, in phenotype among individuals.
- baseline v. of fetal heart rate the beat-to-beat changes in fetal heart rate as recorded on a graph.
- beat-to-beat v. of fetal heart rate v. of fetal heart rate measured in changes in the QRS-QRS interval from heart beat to heart beat; measured with electronic internal fetal heart rate monitors.

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var·i·a·bil·i·ty (var″e-ə-bilґĭ-te) the state of being variable.

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  • Variability — Va ri*a*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. variabilit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being variable; variableness. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The power possessed by living organisms, both animal and vegetable, of adapting themselves to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • variability — variability. = variation (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • variability — variability. См. изменчивость. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • variability — index deviation, diversity, irregularity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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

  • Variability — The term , the state or characteristic of being variable , may be applied to many different subjects:*Solar van *Human variability *Genetic variability *Heart rate variability *Spatial variability *Statistical variability *Climate variability …   Wikipedia

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  • variability — UK [ˌveərɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] / US [ˌverɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] noun [uncountable] the fact that something changes often or is not always the same There is considerable variability in quality …   English dictionary

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