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dependent variable vs variable quantity

variable quantity vs dependent variable

dependent variable and variable quantity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dependent variable Yes No No No
variable quantity Yes No No No
As nouns, variable quantity is a hypernym of dependent variable; that is, variable quantity 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 quantity: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
Other hypernyms of dependent variable include variable.
dependent variable (noun) variable quantity (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
Difference between dependent variable and variable quantity

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