independent variable

noun

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.”

Similar
experimental variable
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Meanings

nounindependent variable (plural independent variables)

plural independent variables

  1. algebraIn 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. sciencesThe variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables

Similar
experimental variable
Broader
variablevariable quantity
Also see
experimental variable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan variable independent
  • variable independentindependent variable
Czech nezávislá proměnná
  • nezávislá proměnnáindependent variable
Dutch onafhankelijke variabele
  • onafhankelijke variabeleindependent variable
Finnish riippumaton muuttuja
  • riippumaton muuttujaindependent variable
French variable indépendante
  • variable indépendanteindependent variable
German unabhängige Variable
  • unabhängige Variableindependent variable
Hindi स्वतंत्र चर
  • स्वतंत्र चर (svatantra car)independent variable
Hungarian független változó
  • független változóindependent variable
Indonesian variabel bebas
  • variabel bebasindependent variable
Italian variabile indipendente
  • variabile indipendenteindependent variable
Japanese yu (yu), 独立変数
  • yu (yu)independent variable
  • 独立変数independent variable
Māori taurangi rāwekeweke
  • taurangi rāwekewekeindependent variable
Persian متغیر مستقل
  • متغیر مستقل (moteġayyer-e mostaqel)independent variable
Polish zmienna niezależna
  • zmienna niezależnaindependent variable
Portuguese variável independente
  • variável independenteindependent variable
Romanian variabilă independentă
  • variabilă independentăindependent variable
Russian независимая переме́нная
  • независимая переме́нная (nezavisimaja pereménnaja)independent variable
Spanish variable independiente
  • variable independienteindependent variable
Swedish oberoende variabel
  • oberoende variabelindependent variable
Tagalog sarilining aligin
  • sarilining aliginindependent variable
Thai ตัวแปรต้น, ตัวแปรอิสระ
  • ตัวแปรต้นindependent variable
  • ตัวแปรอิสระindependent variable
Welsh newidyn annibynnol
  • newidyn annibynnolindependent variable
Cite this entry
APA

independent variable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independent%20variable

MLA

“independent variable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independent%20variable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “independent variable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independent%20variable.

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