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Definition of dependent variable noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dependent variable

noun

/dɪˌpendənt ˈveəriəbl/

/dɪˌpendənt ˈveriəbl/,

/dɪˌpendənt ˈværiəbl/

(mathematics)

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a variable whose value depends on another variable

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