variable vs degree of freedom

degree of freedom vs variable

variable and degree of freedom both are nouns.

variable is an adjective but degree of freedom is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
variable	Yes	Yes	No	No
degree of freedom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degree of freedom is a hyponym of variable; that is, degree of freedom is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variable:

variable: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
degree of freedom: (statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution

Other hyponyms of variable include argument, experimental variable, independent variable, correlate, correlative, dependent variable, predictor variable, infinitesimal, chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variant, variate, scalar, tensor, vector.

variable (noun)	degree of freedom (noun)
a quantity that can assume any of a set of values	(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution
a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity	one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system
something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
a star that varies noticeably in brightness

variable (adjective)	degree of freedom (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 variable and degree of freedom

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