independent variable

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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

Coordinate terms

• control variable
• dependent variable

Translations

independent variable

Asturian: variable independiente f Catalan: variable independent f Czech: nezávislá proměnná f Dutch: onafhankelijke variabele m or f Finnish: riippumaton muuttuja French: variable indépendante f Galician: variable independente f, variábel independente f German: unabhängige Variable f Hindi: स्वतंत्र चर m (svatantra car) 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) (moteġayyer-e mostaqel) Polish: zmienna niezależna (pl) f Portuguese: variável independente f 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 Welsh: newidyn annibynnol m

See also

• argument
• parameter