变异性 (biàn yì xìng) — variability
Definition
A technical noun for how much something changes or differs across instances — used in biology (mutability of a virus) and statistics (spread of data). Distinct from 变化 (a single act of change) and 变形 (change of shape/form).
noun
variability
Examples
- 变异性。Zhè zhǒng bìng dú de biàn yì xìng hěn qiáng.This virus has strong variability.
- 变异性。Tǒng jì xué jiā fēn xī le shù jù de biàn yì xìng.The statistician analyzed the variability of the data.
- 变异性。Shí yàn jié guǒ xiǎn shì le jiào dà de biàn yì xìng.The experimental results showed considerable variability.
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