: a mathematical variable whose value is determined by that of one or more other variables in a function
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Recent Examples on the WebVaccine uptake is the dependent variable and trust in EU institutions is the independent variable. Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021 But hoarding is a dependent variable, as the economists would say, while the independent variable, that is, the factor causing the hoarding, was supply uncertainty or more prosaically, fear. Michael Lynch, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021 By making the level of interest rates a dependent variable, Volcker bought himself a little political cover. Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2019 That absolute value became their dependent variable, the thing that changed over time. Adam Rogers, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2018