Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dependent variable

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: de-pen-den-t -vari-able
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

An outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the treatment.

Example Sentences

"In the equation z = x² + y, z is the dependent variable."

Inflected Forms

dependent variables (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

control variable independent variable

Questions

What does dependent variable mean?: In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.

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