intervening variable

intervening variable

n
1. (Mathematics) psychol a hypothetical variable postulated to account for the way in which a set of independent variables control a set of dependent variables
2. (Psychology) psychol a hypothetical variable postulated to account for the way in which a set of independent variables control a set of dependent variables
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