dependent

/di-ˈpen-dənt/

Middle English dependant, from Anglo-French, present participle of dependre seedepend

adjective

  1. determined or conditioned by another : contingent

  2. relying on another for support

  3. affected with a drug dependence

plans that are dependent on the weather

noun

  1. one that is dependent; especially : a person who relies on another for support

  2. dependency

noun

  1. a mathematical variable whose value is determined by that of one or more other variables in a function