dependent variable

dependent variable

English

Noun

dependent variable (plural dependent variables)

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

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

2. (sciences) an outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the treatment.

Translations

in algebra

Catalan: variable dependent f Finnish: riippuva muuttuja (fi) French: variable dépendante f Hungarian: függő változó (hu) Italian: variabile dipendente (it) f Maori: taurangi whakamauru Portuguese: variável dependente Romanian: variabilă dependentă

Russian: зави́симая переме́нная (ru) f (zavísimaja pereménnaja) Slovak: závislá f Spanish: variable dependiente (es) f Swedish: beroende variabel c Tagalog: disarilining aligin Thai: ตัวแปรตาม Turkish: bağımlı değişken (tr)

in sciences

Finnish: riippuva muuttuja (fi) German: abhängige Variable f Romanian: variabilă dependentă f

Russian: зави́симая переме́нная (ru) f (zavísimaja pereménnaja) Tagalog: disarilining aligin

See also

• independent variable