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Definition: Independent Variable |
Independent VariableNoun1. A variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | Any of those variables of a problem, chosen according to convenience, which may arbitrarily be specified, and which then determine the other or dependent variables of the problem.The independent variables are often called the coordinates, particularly in problems involving motion in space. Dependent and independent variables can be interchanges, e.g., height and pressure. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A variable for which the value is determined irrespective of the value of 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 independent variable and Y the dependent variable. Source: European Union. (references) |
Statistics | This term is regularly used in contradisdiction to'dependent variables'in regression analysis. When a variate y is expressed as a function of variables x1, x2, . . . , plus a stochastic term the x's are known as'independent variables'. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: Independent VariableSynonym: argument (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Independent Variable |
| English words defined with "independent variable": argument ♦ Dependent variable, differential calculus, domain ♦ exponential, exponential function ♦ Inflective language, inverse function ♦ limit, limit point ♦ method of fluxions ♦ point of accumulation. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "independent variable": characteristic value, Chi-Square Distribution, covariate, criterion variable ♦ damped sinusoidal quantity ♦ Heaviside unit step ♦ intervening variable ♦ Java Virtual Machine ♦ Logistic Models, loop combination ♦ mediating variable ♦ periodic quantity, primitive period ♦ sinusoidal quantity, state variable, superfluous variable ♦ true regression ♦ unit step. (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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
independent variable | 71 |
definition independent variable | 6 |
dependent independent variable variable | 4 |
example independent variable | 3 |
dependent example independent variable | 3 |
definition dependent independent variable | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "independent variable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | uafhængig variabel (argument), argument (argument). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | onafhankelijke veranderlijke (chance variable(USA), fortuitous variable), onafhankelijke variabele (argument, experiential variable), argument (argument, plea). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | selittävä muuttuja (cause variable, explanatory variable), selittäjä, riippumaton muuttuja (argument). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | variable libre, variable independante, variable indépendante, variable explicative, variable active, argument. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unabhaengige Veraenderliche, unabhaengige Variable, unabhängige Veränderliche (argument), unabhängige Variable (argument), Argument (argument, case, key, plea). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανεξάρτητη μεταβλητή (effect variable, explanatory variable, predicated variable, predictor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | variabile indipendente (causal variable, experiential variable, predictor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 独立変数 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | どくりつへ"すう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | independentay ariablevay variável independente (argument, experiential variable), argumento (argument, fable, faith, plea, subject matter, topic). (various references) variable independiente (argument, causal variable, predictor). (various references) oberoende variabel (argument). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Independent Variable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: independant variable, independant varible, independent varible. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 64 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)01001001 01101110 01100100 01100101 01110000 01100101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01101110 01110100 00100000 01010110 01100001 01110010 01101001 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n d e p e n d e n t   V a r i a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0064 0065 0070 0065 006E 0064 0065 006E 0074 0056 0061 0072 0069 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438070718271807071808625667847567687871 |
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