Explosive and Variable

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Explosive adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.

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Variable and explosive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variable" instead an adjective "Explosive".

Variable adjective - Capable of being readily changed.

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Explosive and variable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explosive" instead an adjective "Variable".

Grenades have a variable detonation time and neither grenades or rockets are hit-scan weapons, so your enemy has a good chance of leaving or getting killed by a shooter before the explosive arrives.

Source: Video Game / UFO Afterblank aka: UFO Aftershock
For example, Judge Dredd's lawgiver fires six different kinds of bullet, Strontium Dog has a very similar variable cartridge blaster and Finnigan Sinister's Hand Cannon has an option for high explosive rounds to name but a few.

Source: Comic Book / 2000 AD
Animesque Arbitrary Gun Power: When you're on foot, all non-explosive weapons do more or less the same amount of damage, and are also roughly equal for accuracy; the only variable is the firing rate.

Source: Videogame / Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

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