Independent variable Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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  1. . (Math.) See Dependent variable, under Dependent.
Definitions
  1. (Math.), that one of two or more variables, connected with each other in any way whatever, to which changes are supposed to be given at will. Thus, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, if arbitrary changes are supposed to be given to x, then x is the independent variable, and y is called a function of x. There may be two or more independent variables in an equation or problem. Cf. Dependent variable, under Dependent.
  2. . (Math.) See Dependent variable, under Dependent.

Webster 1913