dependent
adjective
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Definition of dependent
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: hanging down
dependent lamps
2a
: determined or conditioned by another : contingent
plans that are dependent on the weather
b(1)
: relying on another for support
dependent children Their youngest daughter is still dependent on them.
(2)
: affected with a drug dependence (see dependence sense 4)
alcohol dependent
c
: subject to another's jurisdiction
a dependent territory
3 mathematics
a
: not mathematically or statistically independent (see independent entry 1 sense 1e)
a dependent set of vectors dependent events
b
: equivalent sense 6a
dependent equations
dependent
noun
de·pen·dent
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variants:
or less commonly dependant
Definition of dependent (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: one that is dependent
especially
: a person who relies on another for support
an individual's spouse and dependent