experimental variable vs variable

variable vs experimental variable

experimental variable and variable both are nouns.

experimental variable is not an adjective while variable is an adjective.

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

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

experimental variable: (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
variable: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

Other hypernyms of experimental variable include variable quantity.

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

experimental 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 experimental variable and variable

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