independent variable

noun

: a mathematical variable that is independent of the other variables in an expression or function and whose value determines one or more of the values of the other variables

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This computer could solve complex differential equations of one independent variable with an accuracy that was within a few percent of the correct solution. —IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2017

There is no single, controllable, independent variable. —Dan Musgrave, Longreads, 9 May 2023

The predictive power of the model rose to 56-62% when past behavior was included as a third independent variable. —Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010

The only independent variable would be a 45-minute dose of bright morning light. —Kate Greene, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2013

If on the other hand there are many alleles of small effect distributed throughout the genome correlated with geographic ancestry which affect the final phenotype then adding ancestry as an independent variable into the model should be informative. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2013

Moreover, because price is the primary independent variable in a listing, the short time spent on the market suggests that sellers priced right. —John Walkup, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021

Vaccine uptake is the dependent variable and trust in EU institutions is the independent variable. —Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021

But hoarding is a dependent variable, as the economists would say, while the independent variable, that is, the factor causing the hoarding, was supply uncertainty or more prosaically, fear. —Michael Lynch, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021

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First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

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independent variable

noun

: a variable whose values are specified first or before an experiment is performed and are used to find values of an expression, another variable, or a function that depends on the first variable compare dependent variable