n.
Pronunciation: di- ' pen-d ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English dependant, from Anglo-French, present participle of dependre
Date: 14th century
1 : hanging down
2 a : determined or conditioned by another : CONTINGENT <plans that are dependent on the weather> b (1) : relying on another for support < dependent children> (2) : affected with a drug dependence c : subject to another's jurisdiction <a dependent territory> d : SUBORDINATE 3A < dependent clauses>
3 a : not mathematically or statistically independent <a dependent set of vectors> < dependent events> b : EQUIVALENT 6A < dependent equations>
– de · pen · dent · ly adverb