variable vs dependent variable

dependent variable vs variable

variable and dependent variable both are nouns.

variable is an adjective but dependent variable is not an adjective.

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

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

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

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

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

variable (adjective)	dependent 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 variable and dependent variable

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