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variable (s) (noun), variables (pl)
1. Something that changes or which can be changed or which tends to change: There are just too many unemployment and other economic variables.
2. In mathematics, a quantity which can have any one of a set of values or a symbol that represents such a quantity or a number which can change depending on the other numbers in an equation.
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flow variable (s) (noun), flow variables (pl)
1. An economic magnitude describing behavior that takes place over time and is therefore meaningful to a unit of time: Examples of flow variables in economics include: the value of exports (dollars per year), demand for foreign exchange (euros per day), and migration (people per month).

2. Activities that occur over time: Income is a flow variable that occurs per week, per month, or per year.
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