| 单词 | independent variable |
| 释义 | independent variable (once / 142402 pages) n An independent variable, a term used in math and statistics, is a variable you can manipulate, but it's not dependent on the changes in other variables. The independent variable is usually indicated by "x" and the "dependent variable" is "y." Say you have two puppies, both from the same litter, and you want to see if it matters what dog food you feed them. You feed Butch organic Mighty Pooch, and you feed Slim Frooty Loops for Dogs. The independent variable is the dog food, the variable you are changing. The dependent variables are the possible results you observe — the dogs' weight gain, the glossiness of their coats, and whatever else you think might be a result of the dog food. WORD FAMILYindependent variable: independent variables USAGE EXAMPLESOne way to look at that divergence in inflationary assets is to observe correlations, which look at the relationship between two independent variables. Wall Street Journal(Nov 11, 2016) However, the report stops short of comparing individual states with one another, noting that population age and economic output are not independent variables. US News(Jul 25, 2016) Nutonian’s Eureqa product works its magic by starting with a series of independent variables and a dependent variable that we are trying to predict. Forbes(Aug 13, 2015) n (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables Syn|Hypo|Hyper experimental variable factor an independent variable in statistics variable, variable quantity a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
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