What is a dependent variable?
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A variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.
If you write:
cows(farms) = 5 * farms
then
the number of cows DEPENDS on the number of farms.
cows depends
farms is independent
cows(farms) = 5 * farms
then
the number of cows DEPENDS on the number of farms.
cows depends
farms is independent