English Dictionary

dependent

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈpɛndənt/

形容詞

アイルランド語・マン島語・スコットランド・ゲール語の動詞活用形

Relying upon; depending upon. / (statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

日本語の意味

依存している。何かに頼って成立している状態。 / 統計学において、別の事象の結果がその確率に影響する状態

She remained dependent on her mentor for guidance during the research project.

彼女は研究プロジェクトの間、指導教員に頼っていた。

意味（1）

Relying upon; depending upon.

It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries.

意味（2）

(statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

The formula for finding the probablity of one event followed by a dependent event is written P(A, B) = P(A) × P(B/A) where P(B/A) is read “the probability of B given A.”

意味（3）

(of Irish/Manx/Scottish (Gaelic) verb forms) Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express questions, subordinate clauses, and negative sentences.

意味（4）

(medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.

意味（5）

Hanging down.

a dependent bough or leaf

more dependent （ comparative ）

most dependent （ superlative ）