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independent variable

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Mathematics A variable whose value determines the value of other variables.
  • noun Statistics A manipulated variable in an experiment or study whose presence or degree determines the change in the dependent variable.

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  • noun algebra In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation.
  • noun sciences The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.

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  • noun (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables

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