An independent variable is the variable that is acted upon by a function. In the traditional variable set-up of an equation like y = 3x + 7 or y = x3, x is the independent variable. That is, y depends upon x. Often, equations can be rewritten so that...

A variable in a phenomenon under investigation that affects some other one; an antecedent condition prior to manipulation and or observation of the dependent...

Dependent and independent variables refer to values that change in relationship to each other. The dependent variables are those that are observed to change in response to the independent variables. The independent variables are those that are...