A person who works outside traditional academia in the pursuit of truth and knowledge.

A person working independently, under a contract; a self-employed person.

Possessing enough wealth that one does not need financial support from others or income from employment.

plural of independent variable

plural of independent clause

Income from one's own assets resulting in no need for employment.

plural of independent function

(software) Synonym of language-agnostic

plural of independent city

(computing) Of computer software or computing methods and concepts: implemented such that they can operate on any of various computer platforms.