The difference between Shifting and Variable

When used as nouns, shifting means a shift or change, whereas variable means something that is variable.

Variable is also adjective with the meaning: able to vary.

check bellow for the other definitions of Shifting and Variable

Variable as an adjective:

Able to vary.

Examples:

"variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity"
Variable as an adjective:

Likely to vary.
Variable as an adjective:

Marked by diversity or difference.
Variable as an adjective (mathematics):

Having no fixed quantitative value.
Variable as an adjective (biology):

Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.

Variable as a noun:

Something that is variable.
Variable as a noun:

Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.

Examples:

"There are several variables to consider here."
Variable as a noun (mathematics):

A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
Variable as a noun (mathematics):

A symbol representing a variable.
Variable as a noun (programming):

A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
Variable as a noun (astronomy):

A variable star.
Variable as a noun (nautical):

A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
Variable as a noun (nautical, in the plural):

Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.