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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Dependent \De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr.
dependere. See Depend, and cf. Dependant.]
1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
[1913 Webster]
2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not
able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything,
without the will, power, or aid of something else; not
self-sustaining; subordinate; -- often with on or upon;
as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. Opposite of
independent. [Narrower terms: interdependent,
mutualist, mutually beneficial; parasitic, parasitical,
leechlike, bloodsucking; subordinate; underage;
myrmecophilous; symbiotic] Also See: unfree.
[1913 Webster]
England, long dependent and degraded, was again a
power of the first rank. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
3. conditional; contingent or conditioned. Opposite of
unconditional.
Syn: qualified.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. addicted to drugs.
Syn: addicted, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out.
[WordNet 1.5]
Dependent covenant or Dependent contract (Law), one not
binding until some connecting stipulation is performed.
Dependent variable (Math.), a varying quantity whose
changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by
changes in another variable, which is called the
independent variable.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Dependent \De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr.
dependere. See Depend, and cf. Dependant.]
1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not
able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything,
without the will, power, or aid of something else; not
self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate;
-- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent
upon friends.
England, long dependent and degraded, was again a
power of the first rank. --Macaulay.
Dependent covenant or contract (Law), one not binding
until some connecting stipulation is performed.
Dependent variable (Math.), a varying quantity whose
changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by
changes in another variable, which is called the
independent variable.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
dependent variable
n : (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical
expression whose value depends in the independent
variable; if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dependent variable
n.
1 (lb en algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on
one or more variables in the equation.
2 (lb en science) An outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the
treatment.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
dependent variable
n.
1 (lb en algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on
one or more variables in the equation.
2 (lb en science) An outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the
treatment.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
dependent variable
n.
1 (lb en algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on
one or more variables in the equation.
2 (lb en science) An outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the
treatment.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
dependent variable
n.
1 (lb en algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on
one or more variables in the equation.
2 (lb en science) An outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the
treatment.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
dependent variable /dɪpˈɛndənt vˈeəɹɪəbəl/
závislá proměnná
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dependent variable /dɪpˈɛndənt vˈeəɹɪəbəl/
abhängige Variable
see: variable, variables, dummy variable, lag variable, lagged variable, variate
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dependent variable /dɪpˈɛndənt vˈeəɹɪəbəl/
abhängige Variable , Antwortvariable , Reaktionsvariable , Regressand [statist.]
Synonyms: effect variable, response variable, predictand variable, predictand, regressand
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
dependent variable /dɪpˈɛndənt vˈeəɹɪəbəl/
riippuva muuttuja 2.
in algebra
3.
in sciences
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
dependent variable /dɪpˈɛndənt vˈeəɹɪəbəl/
ovisna veličina
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
dependent variable /dɪpˈɛndənt vˈeəɹɪəbəl/
variabel terikat
in sciences
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
dependent variable /dɪpˈɛndənt vˈeəɹɪəbəl/
beroende variabel
in algebra
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