dependent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈpɛndənt/
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Etymology
From Middle English dependaunt, dependent, from Middle French dependant (present participle of dependre (“to depend”)) and Latin dēpendēns (present participle of dēpendeō (“to depend”)). By surface analysis, depend + -ent.
Meanings
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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.
2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
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Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
Is it possible to find events A, B of Ω so that A and B are independent? The answer to this simple and interesting problem is no. A probability space (Ω,Σ,P) is called a “dependent probability space” if there are no nontrivial independent events in Ω, (Ω,Σ,P) is called an independent space otherwise.
2006, M.M. Rao, Randall J. Swift, Probability Theory with Applications (Second Edition), Springer, page 87:Within the GMM framework, the distribution of returns conditional on the market return can be both serially dependent and conditionally heteroscedastic.
2005, Alejandro Balbás, Rosario Romera, Esther Ruiz, Recent Advances in Applied Probability, Springer, page 49:The formula for finding the probability 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.”
1994, Kathryn Stout, Maximum Math, page 217:
- (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.
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Of part of the body: positioned lower than the heart, like the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
The limbs should not assume a dependent position and may be supported; for example, the upper arm and leg may be flexed and supported on pillows[…]
2009, Gabby Koutoukidis, Rita Funnell, Karen Lawrence, Jodie Hughson, Kate Stainton, Tabbner's Nursing Care: Theory and Practice, Elsevier Australia, →ISBN, page 406:Several groups have shown that the gravitational distribution of pleural pressure is much more uniform when animals are in a prone rather than in a supine position, […] After volume-infusion-induced pulmonary oedema, Ppl was positive in the dependent lung regions in supine animals but much less positive in those in the prone position.
2008 February 17, Umberto Lucangelo, Paolo Pelosi, Walter A. Zin, Andrea Aliverti, Respiratory System and Artificial Ventilation, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 198:
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Hanging down.
a dependent bough or leaf
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dependent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dependent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| dependant | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
antedependent · time-dependent · undependent · cyber-dependent · selfless dependent · domestic dependent nation · case dependent · semidependent · disquieted dependent · phosphodependent · overdependent · context-dependent · nondependent · inter-dependent · redshift-dependent · linearly dependent · interdependent · passive-dependent · ineffectual dependent · dependently · order-dependent · language-dependent · light-dependent resistor · hyperdependent · dependent personality disorder · case-dependent · accommodating dependent · immature dependent · photodependent · system-dependent · co-dependent · dependapotamus
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
correspondent · agreeable · friendly
Synonyms
reliant · contingent · dependent
Translations (78)
cs závislý (relying upon; depending upon) · nb avhengig (relying upon; depending upon) · lv atkarīgs (relying upon; depending upon) · be зале́жны (relying upon; depending upon) · hy կախված (relying upon; depending upon) · ja 次第 (relying upon; depending upon) · he תָּלוּי (relying upon; depending upon) · be несамасто́йны (relying upon; depending upon) · sh nesamostalan (relying upon; depending upon) · sv avhängig (relying upon; depending upon) · de angewiesen (relying upon; depending upon) · tr bağlı (relying upon; depending upon) · nl afhankelijk (relying upon; depending upon) · sh зависан (relying upon; depending upon) · sh несамосталан (relying upon; depending upon) · hi पराधीन (relying upon; depending upon) · gd eisimeileach (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) · eo dependa (relying upon; depending upon) · bg зави́сим (relying upon; depending upon) · fi riippuvainen (relying upon; depending upon) · hi आश्रित (relying upon; depending upon) · pl bluszczowaty (relying upon; depending upon) · sh zavisan (relying upon; depending upon) · ru подчинённый (relying upon; depending upon) · sl odvisen (relying upon; depending upon) · nn avhengig (relying upon; depending upon) · sv beroende (relying upon; depending upon) · hu függ (relying upon; depending upon) · ar مُتَوَقِّفْ (relying upon; depending upon) · mr अवलंबित (relying upon; depending upon) · es dependiente (relying upon; depending upon) · tl disarilinin (relying upon; depending upon) · ca dependent (relying upon; depending upon) · ko 종속의 (relying upon; depending upon) · mk зависен (relying upon; depending upon) · da afhængig (relying upon; depending upon) · cs spoléhající (relying upon; depending upon) · bg подчине́н (relying upon; depending upon) · et sõltuv (relying upon; depending upon) · mi whakawhirinaki (relying upon; depending upon) · ja 頼る (relying upon; depending upon) · ar مُعْتَمِدْ (relying upon; depending upon) · gd an urra ri (relying upon; depending upon) · sk závislý (relying upon; depending upon) · ka დამოკიდებული (relying upon; depending upon) · pl bluszczowy (relying upon; depending upon) · ga spleách (relying upon; depending upon) · cmn 依靠 (relying upon; depending upon) · ja 依存する (relying upon; depending upon) · ro dependent (relying upon; depending upon) · hi निर्भर (relying upon; depending upon) · mr निर्भर (relying upon; depending upon) · fa وابسته (relying upon; depending upon) · pt dependente (relying upon; depending upon) · mr अवलंबून (relying upon; depending upon) · ms bergantung (relying upon; depending upon) · ga spleách (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) · uk зале́жний (relying upon; depending upon) · af afhanklik (relying upon; depending upon) · tr bağımlı (relying upon; depending upon) · pl uzależniony (relying upon; depending upon) · hu függő (relying upon; depending upon) · de abhängig (relying upon; depending upon) · it dipendente (relying upon; depending upon) · fr dépendant (relying upon; depending upon) · sh ovisan (relying upon; depending upon) · sh овисан (relying upon; depending upon) · uk несамості́йний (relying upon; depending upon) · pl zależny (relying upon; depending upon) · cmn 倚賴 /倚赖 (relying upon; depending upon) · hy կախյալ (relying upon; depending upon) · ru зави́симый (relying upon; depending upon) · ru несамостоя́тельный (relying upon; depending upon) · el εξαρτημένος (relying upon; depending upon) · gd eisimeileach (relying upon; depending upon) · az asılı (relying upon; depending upon) · hi अधीनस्थ (relying upon; depending upon) · mr आश्रित (relying upon; depending upon)