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Definition: Dependent Variable |
Dependent VariableNoun1. A variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends in the independent variable; if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | Any variable considered as a function of other variables, the latter being called independent. Compare parameter.Whether a given quantity is best treated as a dependent or independent variable depends upon the particular problem. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A variable whose value is determined by the value of one or more other variables. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mathematics | If to each value which a variable X can assume there corresponds one or more values of a variable Y, we say that Y is a function of X; the variable X is called the indipendent variable and Y is called the dependent variable. Source: European Union. (references) |
Statistics | A variable which the analyst is trying to explain in terms of one or more independent variables. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: Dependent Variable |
| English words defined with "dependent variable": argument ♦ Governor cut-off ♦ independent variable, inverse function ♦ Linear differential equation. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dependent variable": characteristic value, characteristic-value problem, covariate ♦ effect variable, explanatory variable ♦ intervening variable ♦ Least-Squares Analysis, Logistic Models ♦ mediating variable ♦ predicated variable ♦ resource-constrained task. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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dependent variable | 40 |
independent and dependent variable | 36 |
definition dependent variable | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "dependent variable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | afhængig variabel (criterion variable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | uitkomstvariabele (manifestational variable, outcome variable), afhankelijke variabele (criterion variable, intervening variable, manifestational variable, outcome variable), afhankelijke grootheid, afhankelijk veranderlijke. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | selitettävä muuttuja (criterion variable), riippuva muuttuja (criterion variable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | variable subordonnée, variable réponse, variable passive, variable liée, variable dépendante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zielvariable (criterion variable), Manifestationsvariable (manifestational variable, outcome variable), abhaengige Veraenderliche, abhaengige Variable, abhängige Variable (bound variable, criterion variable, manifestational variable, outcome variable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εξηρτημένη μεταβλητή, εξαρτημένη μεταβλητή. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | variabile dipendente (criterion variable, dependent data, effect variable, expectation, expected value, explanatory variable, manifestational variable, outcome variable, predicated variable, predictand, predictor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "属変数 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じゅうぞくへ"すう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ependentday ariablevay variável dependente (manifestational variable, outcome variable). (various references) функция (function), зависимая переменная. (various references) variable dependiente (criterion variable, effect variable, expectation, expected value, explanatory variable, predicated variable, predictand, predictor). (various references) beroende variabel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-d-d-e-e-e-e-i-l-n-n-p-r-t-v" | |
-5 letters: interpleaded. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 70 65 6E 64 65 6E 74      56 61 72 69 61 62 6C 65 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01110000 01100101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01101110 01110100 00100000 01010110 01100001 01110010 01101001 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e p e n d e n t   V a r i a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 0070 0065 006E 0064 0065 006E 0074      0056 0061 0072 0069 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38718271807071808625667847567687871 |
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