Variables are names for which the value may be altered. That is, the value of a name is variable. For example:
int x; // Declares a variable named x.
int y = 0; // Declares and initialises a variable named y.
x = 5; // Changes the value of the variable named x.
y = x; // Changes the value of the variable named y.
By contrast, constants are names for which the value does not change:
const int z = 10; // Declares a constant named z, which will always have the value 10.
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The dependent variable.
The dependent variable is the variable that depends on the independent variable.
the test variable is the independent variable.
The independent variable is the variable you change. The dependent is the variable you measure and the contol variable is the variable that you keep the same.
The variable that affects the dependent variable. It is the variable that you control.