dependent variablenoun [ C ]
uk/dɪˌpen.dənt ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us/dɪˌpen.dənt ˈver.i.ə.bəl/specializeda number or amount whose value depends on the value of another element in the same mathematical expression (= group of symbols representing an amount or idea)
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Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common factor
- common multiple
- cos
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- imaginary number
- odd
- remainder
- resultant
- root
- sevenfold
- seventyfold
- sixfold
- weighting
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