Variable Assignment: Variable assignment is the assignment of a value to a variable. For instance: int val:, val = 5:, // assign to val the value 5 before a value is assigned, the variable is null, which means it has no value and may cause errors if you try to read from it.

 

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Variable Assignment: Variable assignment is the assignment of a value to a variable. For instance: int val:, val = 5:, // assign to val the value 5 before a value is assigned, the variable is null, which means i . . . View Full Definition

Variable Life Insurance Policy: Expenditures that change in proportion to increases or decreases in sales or production volumes. See also fixed costs.

Variable Life Insurance: Variable life insurance policies are cash-value policies that allow you to choose how your premium is invested from among a package of alternatives offered by the insurer. In many variable l . . . View Full Definition

Variable Lp-Hp Filter: Crossover components which provide adjustable cut-off frequencies, and levels.

Variable Number Tandem Repeats (VNTR): Any gene whose alleles contain different numbers of tandemly repeated oligonucleotide sequences.

Variable Lease: Allows for increases in the rental charges during the lease period. One of the more common is the graduated lease which provides for specified rent increases at set future dates. Another is . . . View Full Definition

Variable Import Levy: A charge levied on imports that raises their price to a level at least as high as the domestic price. Such levies are adjusted frequently (hence 'variable') in response to changes in world m . . . View Full Definition

Variable Costs: Operating expenses that fluctuate with occupancy, such as utilities and maintenance costs.

Variable Declaration: Variable declaration is where a variable is first given a type and a variable name. For instance: int j:, char name[20]:, in c++, the methods and variables that the class will contain are de . . . View Full Definition

Variable Focus Lens: Is a lens whose focal length can be continually varied within a given range. Also known as a zoom lens.