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In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
Examples
- In the equation z = x2 + y, x and y are the independent variables.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: experimental variable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: variable, variable quantity
Narrower terms: factor
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Asturian:
variable independiente
— independent variable
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Catalan:
variable independent
— independent variable
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Czech:
nezávislá proměnná
— independent variable
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Dutch:
onafhankelijke variabele
— independent variable
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Finnish:
riippumaton muuttuja
— independent variable
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French:
variable indépendante
— independent variable
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Galician:
variable independente
— independent variable
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Galician:
variábel independente
— independent variable
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German:
unabhängige Variable
— independent variable
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Hindi:
स्वतंत्र चर
(svatantra car)
— independent variable
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Hungarian:
független változó
— independent variable
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Indonesian:
variabel bebas
— independent variable
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Italian:
variabile indipendente
— independent variable
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Japanese:
yu (yu)
— independent variable
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Japanese:
独立変数
— independent variable
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Māori:
taurangi rāwekeweke
— independent variable
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Persian:
متغیر مستقل
(moteġayyer-e mostaqel)
— independent variable
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Polish:
zmienna niezależna
— independent variable
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Portuguese:
variável independente
— independent variable
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Romanian:
variabilă independentă
— independent variable
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Russian:
независимая переме́нная
(nezavisimaja pereménnaja)
— independent variable
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Slovene:
neodvisna spremenljivka
— independent variable
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Spanish:
variable independiente
— independent variable
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Swedish:
oberoende variabel
— independent variable
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Tagalog:
sarilining aligin
— independent variable
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Thai:
ตัวแปรต้น
— independent variable
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Thai:
ตัวแปรอิสระ
— independent variable
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Welsh:
newidyn annibynnol
— independent variable
