independent variable

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independent variable

noun independent variables

  1. In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation. In the equation z = x² + y, x and y are the independent variables.
  2. The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.

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noun independent variable

Españolvariable independiente
日本語yu (yu), 独立変数
हिन्दीस्वतंत्र चर svatantra car
Portuguêsvariável independente
Françaisvariable indépendante
Deutschunabhängige Variable
Italianovariabile indipendente
Românăvariabilă independentă
Русскийнезависимая переме́нная nezavisimaja pereménnaja

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@misc{independent_variable_2026,
  title = {independent variable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/independent%20variable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}