WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
depend′ent var′iable, 
    1. Mathematicsa variable in a functional relation whose value is determined by the values assumed by other variables in the relation, as y in the relation y = 3x2.
    2. Statistics(in an experiment) the event studied and expected to change when the independent variable is changed.
    • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dependent variable n
  1. a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variable
'dependent variable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
independent variable - regress - regression - variable - chart - explicit - implicit - implicit differentiation - integral equation - inverse function - linear regression analysis - regression analysis

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