variable vs chance variable

chance variable vs variable

variable and chance variable both are nouns.

variable is an adjective but chance variable is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
variable	Yes	Yes	No	No
chance variable	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chance variable is a hyponym of variable; that is, chance variable is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variable:

variable: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
chance variable: a variable quantity that is random

Other hyponyms of variable include argument, experimental variable, independent variable, correlate, correlative, degree of freedom, dependent variable, predictor variable, infinitesimal, random variable, stochastic variable, variant, variate, scalar, tensor, vector.

variable (noun)	chance variable (noun)
a quantity that can assume any of a set of values	a variable quantity that is random
a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
a star that varies noticeably in brightness

variable (adjective)	chance variable (adjective)
liable to or capable of change
(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
marked by diversity or difference

Difference between variable and chance variable

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