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 = 3x2.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).

noun

  1. 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
  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

  1. 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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