dependent variable

1. 1.

   (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable

   “if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable”

   Broadervariable

   statistics

Questions about dependent variable

What does dependent variable mean?

dependent variable means "(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable".

Is dependent variable a common word?

dependent variable is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.