Is it possible to send a variable to the script loaded using $.getScript?

At the moment I have:

$.getScript( "js/my_script.js", function() {
// do something here after script has loaded
});

But I want to send a variable to the loaded script. Is this possible, if yes, how?

For example

// this is a variable set outside of the script loaded via `$.getScript`
var my_variable = 1

// how do I get that variable sent to `my_script.js`
$.getScript( "my_script.js", function() {
// do something here after script has loaded
});