Variierend

Variierend is the present participle and an adjective derived from the German verb variieren, which means to vary, differ, or fluctuate. As an adjective, variierend describes something that changes over time or under different conditions: variierende Werte, variierende Größen, eine variierende Situation. It can be used predicatively (“Die Werte variieren”) or attributively (“die variierenden Werte”) with the appropriate article. In technical, scientific, and statistical contexts it commonly denotes non-constant quantities or parameters that depend on context, experiment, or conditions.

Etymology and usage notes: The verb variieren comes from varius in Latin and has entered German via Romance languages; related terms include Variation, Variabilität and Varianz, as well as variabel. The participle variierend is typical for formal or technical prose; in everyday language speakers more often use verbs like schwanken or fluktuieren, or simply say that values vary. In practice, variierend emphasizes ongoing change or fluctuation under different conditions rather than a fixed state. Examples include: Die Messwerte zeigen variierende Muster in mehreren Messreihen. Die Temperaturen variieren im Tagesverlauf stark.