variiert

Variiert is the third-person singular form of the German verb variieren in the present tense. It is used to describe how values, qualities, or outcomes differ or fluctuate across items, samples, or over time.

Etymology: Variieren comes from the French verb varier, ultimately from Latin varius meaning “diverse” or “varied.” The form variiert follows standard German conjugation patterns for -ieren verbs, with the stem vari- and the present-tense ending -iert for the third person singular.

Usage and nuance: The term is common in statistics, data reporting, economics, and journalism to express non-constant values. For example: “Der Preis variiert zwischen 10 und 20 Euro” (The price varies between 10 and 20 euros). It often signals a range or differences among samples and is neutral and descriptive; it can be contrasted with schwanken (to fluctuate) or ändern (to change).

Grammar and forms: Present: ich variiere, du variierst, er/sie/es variiert, wir variieren, ihr variiert, sie variieren. Präteritum: variierte. Partizip II: variiert. The auxiliary for the perfect is haben: “hat variiert.”

Related terms: Variation (Variation), Varianz (variance in statistics), Variante (variant). In usage, variieren serves as a general descriptor of non-uniformity across values, measurements, or observations.