connectedvariable
nounUK /kəˈnɛktɪd ˈvɛəriəbl/
US /kəˈnɛktɪd ˈvɛriəbl/
A connected variable is a number in a math problem that changes when another number changes.
In the equation y = 2x, y is a connected variable because it changes whenever x changes.
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2. In statistics, a variable whose value is tied to or influenced by another measured variable.
Researchers treated temperature as a connected variable that depended on altitude.
3. In computer programming, a variable whose value is updated automatically when another variable it references changes.
The display used a connected variable so the score updated the moment the player scored.
4. In everyday use, any factor that is linked to another factor and changes along with it.
For the gardener, soil moisture was a connected variable tied to how often it rained.