Independent Variable

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
IV
Pronunciation
/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈvɛriəbəl/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Mathematics

Examples in Context

  1. It is conventional to place the independent variable on the right-hand side of an equation.
  2. The set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined.
  3. Our differential equation will involve some sort of relation between an independent variable x and dependent variable y.
  4. A function is a dependent variable, whose value depends on the value of an independent variable.
  5. To obtain the values of a function for regularly or irregularly spaced distinct values of an independent variable.

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