dependent

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Relying upon

   Relying upon; depending upon.

   • At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
2. 2

   Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

   • The formula for finding the probability of one event followed by a dependent event is written P(A, B) = P(A) × P(B/A) where P(B/A) is read “the probability of B given A.”
   • Within the GMM framework, the distribution of returns conditional on the market return can be both serially dependent and conditionally heteroscedastic.
3. 3

   Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express…

   Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express questions, subordinate clauses, and negative sentences.

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   1. 4

      Of part of the body

      Of part of the body: positioned lower than the heart, like the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.

      • The limbs should not assume a dependent position and may be supported; for example, the upper arm and leg may be flexed and supported on pillows[…]
   2. 5

      Hanging down.

      • a dependent bough or leaf
   3. 6

      A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.

      • With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
   4. 7

      An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements,…

      An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.

   5. 8

      The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective

      The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.

   6. 9

      dependent (origination), in Buddhism, the idea that the existence of everything is…

      dependent (origination), in Buddhism, the idea that the existence of everything is conditional and dependent on a cause, and that nothing happens fortuitously or by chance.

The neighborhood

• synonymreliant
• synonymcontingent
• synonymdependent
• antonymindependent
• antonymself-reliant
• neighboragreeable
• neighborcorrespondent
• neighborfriendly
• neighborconnected
• neighborconditional
• neighbordepend
• neighbordependee
• neighbordependence
• neighbordependency
• neighbordependent clause
• neighbordependent variable
• neighbordepender