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A dependent variable is the variable that measure during the course of an experiment... commonly confused with the the independent variable which is the variable that is changed each time... therefor independent of your experiment.
A dependent variable is simply a variable (for example: y) whose value depends on that of another.
The independent variable may - or may not - affect the dependent variable. But the dependent doe not affect the independent.
the thing being measured
the independent variable is usually assigned to x the dependent variable is usually assigned to y their values will vary because they are variables. that is the definition of variable
A dependent variable is you expect will be affected by some other variable.