the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

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

either of two or more related or complementary variables

(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution

(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable