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Dependent variable Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Dependent variable has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable

"if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable"

2

In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.

See Also
control variable effect size confounding variable mancova responding variable parametric equation independent variable waveform
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
variable
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