"dependent variable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dependent variables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dependent variable (plural dependent variables)
  1. (algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation. Categories (topical): Algebra, Functions, Statistics Coordinate_terms: independent variable Translations (in algebra): variable dependent [feminine] (Catalan), riippuva muuttuja (Finnish), variable dépendante [feminine] (French), függő változó (Hungarian), variabile dipendente [feminine] (Italian), taurangi whakamauru (Maori), variável dependente (Portuguese), variabilă dependentă (Romanian), зави́симая переме́нная (zavísimaja pereménnaja) [feminine] (Russian), závislá [feminine] (Slovak), variable dependiente [feminine] (Spanish), beroende variabel [common-gender] (Swedish), disarilining aligin (Tagalog), ตัวแปรตาม (Thai), bağımlı değişken (Turkish) Translations (in sciences): مُتَغَيِّر تَابِع (mutaḡayyir tābiʕ) (Arabic), riippuva muuttuja (Finnish), abhängige Variable [feminine] (German), variabel terikat (Indonesian), variabilă dependentă [feminine] (Romanian), зави́симая переме́нная (zavísimaja pereménnaja) [feminine] (Russian), disarilining aligin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-dependent_variable-en-noun-1CnRKuMC Disambiguation of Functions: 75 25 Disambiguation of Statistics: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 30 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'in algebra': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'in sciences': 55 45
  2. (sciences) An outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the treatment. Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-dependent_variable-en-noun-ILd7RnCR Topics: sciences

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