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Noun [English]

Forms: independent variables [plural]
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  1. (algebra) In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation.
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  2. (sciences) The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments. Related terms: argument, parameter Coordinate_terms: control variable, dependent variable Translations (independent variable): variable independent [feminine] (Catalan), nezávislá proměnná [feminine] (Czech), onafhankelijke variabele [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), riippumaton muuttuja (Finnish), variable indépendante [feminine] (French), unabhängige Variable [feminine] (German), स्वतंत्र चर (svatantra car) [masculine] (Hindi), független változó (Hungarian), variabel bebas (Indonesian), variabile indipendente [feminine] (Italian), yu (yu) (Japanese), 独立変数 (Japanese), taurangi rāwekeweke (Maori), متغیر مستقل (moteġayyer-e mostaqel) (Persian), zmienna niezależna [feminine] (Polish), variável independente (Portuguese), variabilă independentă [feminine] (Romanian), независимая переме́нная (nezavisimaja pereménnaja) (Russian), neodvisna spremenljivka [feminine] (Slovene), variable independiente [feminine] (Spanish), oberoende variabel [common-gender] (Swedish), sarilining aligin (Tagalog), ตัวแปรต้น (Thai), ตัวแปรอิสระ (Thai), newidyn annibynnol [masculine] (Welsh)
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      "sense": "independent variable",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neodvisna spremenljivka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "independent variable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "variable independiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "independent variable",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "oberoende variabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "independent variable",
      "word": "sarilining aligin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "independent variable",
      "word": "ตัวแปรต้น"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "independent variable",
      "word": "ตัวแปรอิสระ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "independent variable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "newidyn annibynnol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "independent variable"
}

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