dependent variable
Noun
Meaning
(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable
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Examples
if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable
Complex functions A complex function is one in which the independent variable and the dependent variable are both complex numbers.
For this reason, the derivative is often described as the "instantaneous rate of change", the ratio of the instantaneous change in the dependent variable to that of the independent variable.
If not, the null hypothesis is supported (or, more accurately, not rejected), meaning no effect of the independent variable (s) was observed on the dependent variable (s).
In both types of studies, the effect of differences of an independent variable (or variables) on the behavior of the dependent variable are observed.
In the one-dimensional space a conservation equation is a first-order quasilinear hyperbolic equation that can be put into the advection form: : where the dependent variable y(x,t) is called the density of the conserved (scalar) quantity (c.