independent variable

Noun
  1. (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables (synset 105866677)
    referred to in: statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
    is a type of: variable, variable quantity - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
    subtypes: factor - an independent variable in statistics
    same as: experimental variable

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