Meanings
plural dependent variables
- algebraIn an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.
In the equation z = x² + y, z is the dependent variable.
Synonyms: response variable, regressand, criterion, predicted variable, measured variable, explained variable, experimental variable, responding variable
- sciencesAn outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the treatment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIn an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.
Translations
Arabic مُتَغَيِّر تَابِع
- مُتَغَيِّر تَابِع (mutaḡayyir tābiʕ)in sciences
Catalan variable dependent
- variable dependentin algebra
Czech závislá proměnná, závislá proměnná
- závislá proměnnáin algebra
- závislá proměnnáin sciences
Finnish riippuva muuttuja, riippuva muuttuja
- riippuva muuttujain algebra
- riippuva muuttujain sciences
French variable dépendante
- variable dépendantein algebra
German abhängige Variable
- abhängige Variablein sciences
Hindi परतंत्र चर, परतंत्र चर
- परतंत्र चर (partantra car)in algebra
- परतंत्र चर (partantra car)in sciences
Hungarian függő változó
- függő változóin algebra
Indonesian variabel terikat, variabel dependen
- variabel terikatin sciences
- variabel dependenin sciences
Italian variabile dipendente
- variabile dipendentein algebra
Māori taurangi whakamauru
- taurangi whakamauruin algebra
Polish zmienna zależna, zmienna zależna
- zmienna zależnain algebra
- zmienna zależnain sciences
Portuguese variável dependente
- variável dependentein algebra
Romanian variabilă dependentă, variabilă dependentă
- variabilă dependentăin algebra
- variabilă dependentăin sciences
Russian зави́симая переме́нная, зави́симая переме́нная
- зави́симая переме́нная (zavísimaja pereménnaja)in algebra
- зави́симая переме́нная (zavísimaja pereménnaja)in sciences
Slovak závislá
- závisláin algebra
Spanish variable dependiente
- variable dependientein algebra
Swedish beroende variabel
- beroende variabelin algebra
Tagalog disarilining aligin, disarilining aligin
- disarilining aliginin algebra
- disarilining aliginin sciences
Thai ตัวแปรตาม
- ตัวแปรตามin algebra
Turkish bağımlı değişken
- bağımlı değişkenin algebra
Welsh newidyn dibynnol, newidyn dibynnol
- newidyn dibynnolin algebra
- newidyn dibynnolin sciences
Cite this entry
dependent variable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dependent%20variable
“dependent variable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dependent%20variable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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