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

independent variable

noun

/ˌɪndɪpendənt ˈveəriəbl/

/ˌɪndɪpendənt ˈveriəbl/,

/ˌɪndɪpendənt ˈværiəbl/

(mathematics)

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a variable whose value does not depend on another variable

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