INDEPENDENTVARIABLE

independent variable

Noun

  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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