independent variable

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(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables

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That mysterious independent variable of political calculation, Public Opinion. Thomas Henry Huxley

Another method of specifying spectral width is a special case of root-mean-square deviation where the independent variable is wavelength, λ, and f (λ) is a suitable radiometric quantity. Source: Internet

Culture, however, was to Parsons an independent variable in that it could not be "deducted" from any other factor of the social system. Source: Internet

Comparisons can also look at tests of trend, such as linear and quadratic relationships, when the independent variable involves ordered levels. Source: Internet

Complex functions A complex function is one in which the independent variable and the dependent variable are both complex numbers. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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