outputvariable
nounUK /ˈaʊtpʊt ˈveəriəbl/
US /ˈaʊtpʊt ˈveriəbl/
An output variable is a thing a computer or program makes and gives back after it does some work.
The program stores the total price in an output variable.
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2. In math, a variable whose value depends on other variables.
In y = x + 2, y is the output variable.
3. In science experiments, the thing you measure or observe.
The plant's height was the output variable we measured each week.
4. In machine learning, the value a model is trained to predict.
The model uses the output variable to check if its guess was right.