(economics, accounting) A variable whose value depends on an instant rather than on a period of time.

plural of register variable

(statistics) A random variable that is not an independent variable and may bear any effect on the behaviour of the subject being studied.

(logic) A variable that can either be true or false.

(statistics) A variable that takes values from a finite or countable set, such as the number of legs of an animal.

plural of cardinal variable

(statistics) An extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates (positively or negatively) with both the dependent variable and the independent variable.

(economics, accounting) A variable whose value depends on a period of time rather than an instant, example being the gross domestic product.

plural of independent variable

plural of flow variable