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PROHT-ee-uh-n/ˈprəʊtiən/

Protean means able to change often or take many forms: protean foyer copy, a protean frame. Change (already in the dictionary) is everyday; shifting copy is not a sampling frame.

Meaning

Able to change often or take many forms (from change, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “Protean foyer copy is not a sampling frame; name the slice.”
• “Change is already in this course. Variable is already in this course. A foyer scene is a vibe. A named list with a date is methods. Write the frame; then report the scene in the limitations if it still belongs there.”

Good to know

Changeable; many-formed. Everyday: change (already in the dictionary). Foyer copy ≠ a frame.

Near in meaning

changeable, versatile, mutable

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