(algebra, of a set of vectors or ring elements) Having a nontrivial linear combination which is zero.

(mathematics, physics) Determined by the value of a variable representing time.

Alternative form of path dependence

(countable) A situation in which the outcome varies with the route taken.

(software architecture) A type-safe way of supplying an external dependency to a software component.

plural of dependent variable

(computing, database normalization) A constraint between two sets of attributes in a relation.

plural of co-dependent

plural of dependent clause

(ecology) Regulation of population growth by mechanisms controlled by the size of the population; especially the curtailment of growth by crowding, predators and competition