independent variablenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪ.pen.dənt ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us/ˌɪn.dɪ.pen.dənt ˈver.i.ə.bəl/specializeda number or amount whose value does not depend on the value of another element in the same mathematical expression (= group of symbols representing an amount or idea)
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Numerical relationships
- differential
- disproportionate
- function
- geometric(al) progression
- index
- inverse function
- inverse proportion
- iteration
- pc
- percentage
- percentile
- pro rata
- proportion
- proportional
- prorate
- ratio
- recursion
- set
- trinomial
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