rheostat
variable resistor | resistor for regulating current |
| variable-pitch propeller | propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable |
variable
variable quantity | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
independent variable
experimental variable | (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables |
| dependent variable | (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable, if f(x)y, y is the dependent variable |
| predictor variable | a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression) |
random variable
variate
variant
stochastic variable
chance variable | a variable quantity that is random |
| law of independent assortment | each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random |
main clause
independent clause | a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence |
| variable | a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity |
Commonwealth of Independent States
CIS | an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec |
| independent agency | an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments |
Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea | a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, in it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations |
Samoa
Independent State of Samoa
Western Samoa
Samoa i Sisifo | a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific |
| variable | something that is likely to vary, something that is subject to variation, the weather is one variable to be considered |
variable star
variable | a star that varies noticeably in brightness |
freelancer
freelance
free-lance
free lance
independent
self-employed person | a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them |
| mugwump independent fencesitter | a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) |
| independent | free from external control and constraint, an independent mind, a series of independent judgments, fiercely independent individualism |
| independent main(a) | (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence, the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb |
| independent | not controlled by a party or interest group |
| variable | (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied, a variable capacitor, variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights |
autonomous
independent
self-governing
sovereign | (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces, an autonomous judiciary, a sovereign state |
| variable | liable to or capable of change, rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable, variable winds, variable expenses |
varying
variable | marked by diversity or difference, the varying angles of roof slope, nature is infinitely variable |