S: (n) argument (a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable)
S: (n) dependent variable ((statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable) "if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable"
S: (n) predictor variable (a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression))
S: (n) straight line (a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature) "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"
S: (n) vector, transmitter (any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease) "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"
S: (n) vector ((genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell)