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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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