dependent-variable
dependent variable
noun
1.
Mathematics. a variable in a functional relation whose value is determined by the values assumed by other variables in the relation, as y in the relation y = 3 x 2 . Compare independent variable ( def 1 ).
2.
Statistics. (in an experiment) the event studied and expected to change when the independent variable is changed. Compare independent variable ( def 2 ), control variable ( def 1 ).
Origin:
1850–55
1850–55
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| dependent variable | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variable: in "y |
| 2. | psychol, statistics the variable measured by the experimenter. It is controlled by the value of the independent variable, of which it is an index |
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dependent variable  (dĭ-pěn'dənt) Pronunciation Key
In mathematics, a variable whose value is determined by the value of an independent variable. For example, in the formula for the area of a circle, A = πr2, A is the dependent variable, as its value depends on the value of the radius (r). Compare independent variable. |
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