jointvariable
nounUK /dʒɔɪnt ˈveəriəbl/
US /dʒɔɪnt ˈveriəbl/
A joint variable is a thing that two or more people or parts share and can change together.
The robot's arm angle is a joint variable that both motors control at the same time.
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2. In robotics, one of the adjustable angles or positions that together describe how a robot arm is posed.
The engineer recorded each joint variable to teach the robot a new movement.
3. In statistics, a variable measured on two or more linked items so it can be studied as a pair.
Height and weight were treated as a joint variable in the study.
4. In math, a quantity that depends on two or more inputs at once.
The cost is a joint variable of time and distance.