dependent variable

dependent variable

n.

1. Mathematics A mathematical variable whose value is determined by the value assumed by an independent variable.

2. Statistics The observed variable in an experiment or study whose changes are determined by the presence or degree of one or more independent variables.

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dependent variable  (d-pndnt)

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 = r², A is the dependent variable, as its value depends on the value of the radius (r). Compare independent variable.

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dependent variable - (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable; "if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable" variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values 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