noun. 1  a type of structure of an organism or part of an organism in which a vertical cut through the axis in any of two or more planes produces two halves that are mirror images of each other.2  Compare bilateral symmetry. Trends. 2  a type of structure of an organism or part of an organism in which a vertical cut through the axis in any of two or more planes produces two halves that are mirror images of each other.
There is a standard method for graphing the independent and dependent variable. The x-axis is the independent variable, while the y-axis is the dependent variable. You can use the DRY MIX acronym to help remember how to graph variables: DRY MIX.
Definition of Dependent Variable. Dependent Variable is a variable whose value depends on the values of one or more independent variables. 1  In p = 4q, p is the dependent variable, because its value depends on the value of q.  In z = 3x2 - 2y3, z is the dependent variable.