Veranderlijke

Veranderlijke is a Dutch adjective meaning changeable or variable. It describes something that can change or vary under different conditions. The term is formed from the verb veranderen (to change) and the suffix -lijk, which creates adjectives that express a quality.

In usage, veranderlijke is typically applied to nouns that can vary. Common phrases include de veranderlijke factoren and veranderlijke omstandigheden, referring to factors or circumstances that are not fixed. The form veranderlijke is the attributive form used before plural nouns, and it appears widely in scientific, technical, and everyday language to convey variability or mutability.

In mathematics and statistics, the term variabele is more standard for "variable." Veranderlijke can be used in broader or non-technical senses to describe a property that can change, or to discuss the changeability of a system. The noun related to variability is veranderlijkheid, meaning variability or mutability.

Related terms include verandering (change) and veranderlijkheid (variability). The distinction between veranderlijke and variabele is largely domain-specific: use variabele in formal mathematical contexts, and gebruik veranderlijke when emphasizing general changeability or non-technical description.