Definition of independent variable Independent variable
in•de•pend•ent var•i•a•ble
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What does independent variable mean?
WordNet
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| independent variable - (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables | ||
| experimental variable | ||
| variable quantity, variable a quantity that can assume any of a set of values | ||
| statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters | ||
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Wiktionary 
- independent variable (Noun)
In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation. - independent variable (Noun)
The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.
