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.
exists and is an alternate of . An independent variable is a variable that isn't affected by something else. A dependent variable is a variable that's affected by changes in the independent variable. An independent variable is a variable that isn't affected by something else. A dependent variable is a variable that's affected by changes in the independent variable.