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Definition of Dependent

Dependent
Dependent De*pend"ent, n. 1. One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents. A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as witnesses. --Hallam. 2. That which depends; corollary; consequence. With all its circumstances and dependents. --Prynne. Note: See the Note under Dependant.
Dependent
Dependent De*pend"ent, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. See Depend, and cf. Dependant.] 1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. 2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank. --Macaulay. Dependent covenant or contract (Law), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. Dependent variable (Math.), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable.

Meaning of Dependent from wikipedia

- A dependant (US spelling: dependent) is a person who relies on another as a primary source of income and usually ****istance with activities of daily living...
- A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political...
- A dependent-marking language has grammatical markers of agreement and case government between the words of phrases that tend to appear more on dependents...
- In computer science and logic, a dependent type is a type whose definition depends on a value. It is an overlapping feature of type theory and type systems...
- Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people. This personality...
- प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद, Pāli: paṭiccasamuppāda), commonly translated as dependent origination, or dependent arising, is a key doctrine in Buddhism shared by all schools...
- A variable is considered dependent if it depends on an independent variable. Dependent variables are studied under the supposition or demand that they...
- A dependent clause, also known as a subordinate clause, subclause or embedded clause, is a certain type of clause that juxtaposes an independent clause...
- A trading nation (also known as a trade-dependent economy, or an export-oriented economy) is a country where international trade makes up a large percentage...
- hormone-dependent cancer, is a type of cancer that is dependent on a hormone for growth and/or survival. Examples include breast cancer, which is dependent on...