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variable [Ge].
A factor that can be assigned a measurable dimension of some kind that varies: for example, cost, life-span, age, length, height, or weight. A dependent variable is any measurable factor whose behaviour is controlled by another. An independent variable is any measurable factor that produces change or reaction in another.

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