Phrase guide

dependent variable

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • In the equation z = x2 + y, z is the dependent variable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the treatment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: variable, variable quantity

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: variable dependiente — in algebra
  • Catalan: variable dependent — in algebra
  • Czech: závislá proměnná — in algebra
  • Finnish: riippuva muuttuja — in algebra
  • French: variable dépendante — in algebra
  • Galician: variable dependente — in algebra
  • Galician: variábel dependente — in algebra
  • Hindi: परतंत्र चर (partantra car) — in algebra
  • Hungarian: függő változó — in algebra
  • Italian: variabile dipendente — in algebra
  • Māori: taurangi whakamauru — in algebra
  • Polish: zmienna zależna — in algebra
  • Portuguese: variável dependente — in algebra
  • Romanian: variabilă dependentă — in algebra
  • Russian: зави́симая переме́нная (zavísimaja pereménnaja) — in algebra
  • Slovak: závislá — in algebra
  • Spanish: variable dependiente — in algebra
  • Swedish: beroende variabel — in algebra
  • Tagalog: disarilining aligin — in algebra
  • Thai: ตัวแปรตาม — in algebra
  • Turkish: bağımlı değişken — in algebra
  • Welsh: newidyn dibynnol — in algebra
  • Arabic: مُتَغَيِّر تَابِع (mutaḡayyir tābiʕ) — in sciences
  • Czech: závislá proměnná — in sciences
  • Finnish: riippuva muuttuja — in sciences
  • German: abhängige Variable — in sciences
  • Hindi: परतंत्र चर (partantra car) — in sciences
  • Indonesian: variabel terikat — in sciences
  • Indonesian: variabel dependen — in sciences
  • Polish: zmienna zależna — in sciences
  • Romanian: variabilă dependentă — in sciences
  • Russian: зави́симая переме́нная (zavísimaja pereménnaja) — in sciences
  • Tagalog: disarilining aligin — in sciences
  • Welsh: newidyn dibynnol — in sciences