dependent variable vs variable

variable vs dependent variable

dependent variable and variable both are nouns.

dependent variable is not an adjective while variable is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dependent variable	Yes	No	No	No
variable	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, variable is a hypernym of dependent variable; that is, variable is a word with a broader meaning than dependent variable:

dependent variable: (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable
variable: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

Other hypernyms of dependent variable include variable quantity.

dependent variable (noun)	variable (noun)
(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable	a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
	a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
	something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
	a star that varies noticeably in brightness

dependent variable (adjective)	variable (adjective)
	liable to or capable of change
	(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
	marked by diversity or difference

Difference between dependent variable and variable

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