variable vs independent variable

independent variable vs variable

variable and independent variable both are nouns.

variable is an adjective but independent variable is not an adjective.

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

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

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

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

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

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