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Independent and Dependent Variables
Recognise the input quantity that can be chosen or changed, and the output quantity that depends on it in a relationship.
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What are we learning?
When two quantities are related, one quantity often drives the other. The independent variable is the input: the amount you choose, set, or measure first. The dependent variable is the output: the amount that changes because of the input.