dependent variable

English

Wikipedia

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

Finnish: riippuva muuttuja (fi) French: variable dépendante f. Hungarian: függő változó (hu) Italian: variabile dipendente f. Portuguese: variável dependente

Romanian: variabilă dependentă (ro) Slovak: závislá f. Spanish: variable dependiente (es) f. Swedish: beroende variabel (sv) c. Turkish: bağımlı değişken (tr)

in sciences

Finnish: riippuva muuttuja (fi)

German: abhängige Variable (de) f.

See also

• independent variable