independent variable (redirected from Independent variables)

independent variable

n.

1. Mathematics A variable whose value determines the value of other variables.

2. Statistics A manipulated variable in an experiment or study whose presence or degree determines the change in the dependent variable.

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independent variable  (nd-pndnt)

In mathematics, a variable whose value determines the value of other variables. For example, in the formula for the area of a circle, A = r², r is the independent variable, as its value determines the value of the area (A). Compare dependent variable.

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independent variable - (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables experimental variable variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values factor - an independent variable in statistics statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters