claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth. 2. something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book's only merit is its sincerity. 3. merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.:
A dependent variable? Yes, there can be more than one dependent variable. In our example, for instance, the growth rate of the plants might be one dependent variable and the overall height of the plants might be another dependent variable. Both of these variables depend upon the independent variable.
Independent variable. The dependent variable is the one that is affected by the independent variable, for example-. y=2x+2. This is the equation of a line. X is deliberately changed to find y hence - y is the dependent variable and x is the independent variable. <(^^,)>. Independent variable. The dependent variable is the one that is affected by the independent variable, for example-<br />y=2x+2<br />This is the equation of a line. X is deliberately changed to find y hence - y is the dependent variable and x is the independent variable.<br /><b>&lt;(^^,)&gt;</b>.