dependent variable

English

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

• Catalan: variable dependent f
• Finnish: riippuva muuttuja (fi)
• French: variable dépendante f
• Hungarian: függő változó (hu)
• Italian: variabile dipendente (it) f
• Maori: taurangi whakamauru
• Portuguese: variável dependente
• Romanian: variabilă dependentă
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• Russian: зави́симая переме́нная (ru) f (zavísimaja pereménnaja)
• Slovak: závislá f
• Spanish: variable dependiente (es) f
• Swedish: beroende variabel c
• Tagalog: disarilining aligin
• Thai: ตัวแปรตาม
• Turkish: bağımlı değişken (tr)

in sciences

• Finnish: riippuva muuttuja (fi)
• German: abhängige Variable f
• Romanian: variabilă dependentă f
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• Russian: зави́симая переме́нная (ru) f (zavísimaja pereménnaja)
• Tagalog: disarilining aligin

See also

• independent variable