Meaning

2 senses
  1. In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation.

    In the equation z = x² + y, x and y are the independent variables.

    (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables

  2. The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.

    unabhängige Variable

    независимая переме́ннаяnezavisimaja pereménnaja

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Forms

plural: independent variables

Synonyms

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Close in meaning
  • (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables:experimental variable

Word family

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