Ozgaruvchan

Ozgaruvchan is an Uzbek adjective meaning changeable or variable. It describes things that can change over time, under different conditions, or in different contexts. The term is commonly used in everyday language as well as in scientific and technical discourse to indicate non-constancy.

Etymology and form: Ozgaruvchan is formed from the verb root o‘zgar- (to change) with the suffix -uvchan, which conveys tendency or capacity for the action. In informal writing the word may appear as ozgaruvchan (without the apostrophe used in standard Uzbek orthography), though the same origin remains evident.

Usage and examples: In everyday speech, people might say that the weather is ozgaruvchan, prices are ozgaruvchan, or opinions are ozgaruvchan. The term emphasizes variability rather than fixedness. In technical contexts, ozgaruvchan describes attributes that may vary; for precision, Uzbek technical texts typically use the noun o‘zgaruvchi (variable) to denote a quantity whose value can change, while ozgaruvchan is used to describe a changing quantity, parameter, or condition, as in ozgaruvchan qiymat or ozgaruvchan parametr.

Relation to related terms: The related noun o‘zgaruvchi denotes a mathematical or programming variable, whereas o‘zgarish means change or alteration. Ozgaruvchan thus functions as an adjective highlighting the potential for change, while o‘zgaruvchi names the thing that changes.

See also: o‘zgaruvchi, o‘zgarish, o‘zgaruvchanlik.