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Variable - Quantities such as height, weight, age, amount can have several different values. Quantities which can assume different numerical values are called variables. Variables are of two types: (a) Continuous (b) Discre..

Quantities such as height, weight, age, amount can have several different values. Quantities which can assume different numerical values are called variables. Variables are of two types: (a) Continuous (b) Discret..

A measurable property required to describe the state of a system is called state variable. For example, temperature (T), pressure (P), volume (V) etc. are the state variables. For any system, a certain minimum number of variables are sufficient to define its state, as..

A continuous variable can assume all values within a certain range, e.g., height, weight and age of persons are examples of continuous variables..

Angle, specific gravity, strain etc., do not have any dimensions and any constant value and hence, are variables..

Consider an example: The number of pupils in a class can be 30, 34, 40. But it cannot be 30.2, 35.1, because number of pupils can be expressed only as a whole number. Such numerical as number of children, trees, sheep are called discrete variables..

A discrete variable can assume only integral values which can be counted. Number of pupils in a school, persons working in a factory are examples of discrete variables. A list of some important terms is given below. (i) ungrouped data (ii) tabulation of data (iii) range (iv) fr..

Normally metals donate electrons from their valence shell so as to form positively charged ions such that the charge on the ion is equal to its electropositive valency. However, in transition elements, an atom loses electrons from the shell next to the valence shell (penultimate shell). In such a s..

Normally metals donate electrons from their valence shell so as to form positively charged ions such that the charge on the ion is equal to its electropositive valenc..

Velocity, acceleration, density, area, volume, force, etc., have no constant value, but have dimension..