independent variable

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independent variable (plural independent variables)

1. (algebra) In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation.

   In the equation z = x² + y, x and y are the independent variables.

2. (sciences) The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.

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independent variable

• Czech: nezávislá proměnná (cs) f
• Finnish: riippumaton muuttuja (fi)
• French: variable indépendante (fr) f
• German: unabhängige Variable (de) f
• Hungarian: független változó (hu)
• Italian: variabile indipendente (it) f

• Persian: متغیر مستقل (fa) (moteğayyer-e mostaqel)
• Portuguese: variável independente (pt)
• Romanian: variabilă independentă (ro) f
• Russian: независимая переменная (ru) (nezavisimaja peremennaja)
• Slovene: neodvisna spremenljivka (sl) f
• Spanish: variable independiente (es) f
• Swedish: oberoende variabel (sv) c

Related terms

• dependent variable