independent variable

English

Noun

independent variable (plural independent variables)

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

   Coordinate term: dependent variable

   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.

   Coordinate term: dependent variable

Translations

independent variable

• Catalan: variable independent f
• Czech: nezávislá proměnná f
• Dutch: onafhankelijke variabele m or f
• Finnish: riippumaton muuttuja
• French: variable indépendante f
• German: unabhängige Variable f
• Hungarian: független változó (hu)
• Indonesian: variabel bebas (id)
• Italian: variabile indipendente (it) f
• Japanese: yu (yu), 独立変数 (ja)
• Maori: taurangi rāwekeweke
• Persian: متغیر مستقل (fa) (moteğayyer-e mostaqel)
• Polish: zmienna niezależna f
• Portuguese: variável independente
• Romanian: variabilă independentă f
• Russian: независимая переме́нная (nezavisimaja pereménnaja)
• Slovene: neodvisna spremenljivka f
• Spanish: variable independiente f
• Swedish: oberoende variabel c
• Tagalog: sarilining aligin
• Thai: ตัวแปรต้น, ตัวแปรอิสระ

See also

• argument
• parameter