dependent variable

noun

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 = 3x2.Compare independent variable (def. 1).

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 of dependent variable

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby dependent variable

dependent, dependent clause, dependent drainage, dependent edema, dependent personality, dependent variable, depeople, De Pere, deperm, depersonalization, depersonalize

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British Dictionary definitions for dependent variable

dependent variable

noun

a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variablein "y = f(x)", "y'"is the dependent variable

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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Scientific definitions for dependent variable

dependent variable

[ dĭ-pĕn′dənt ]

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.

单词	dependent variable
释义	dependent variable noun 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 = 3x2.Compare independent variable (def. 1). 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 of dependent variable First recorded in 1850–55 Words nearby dependent variable dependent, dependent clause, dependent drainage, dependent edema, dependent personality, dependent variable, depeople, De Pere, deperm, depersonalization, depersonalize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for dependent variable dependent variable noun a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variablein "y = f(x)", "y'"is the dependent variable psychol statistics the variable measured by the experimenter. It is controlled by the value of the independent variable, of which it is an index Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for dependent variable dependent variable [ dĭ-pĕn′dənt ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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