Talk:dependant
Latest comment: 4 years ago by WereSpielChequers
Dependant is used as a legal term (in Canada anyway), and is used as a NOUN. In this form it is identical to the word dependent.
In British English, dependant is the noun (one who depends) and dependent is the adjective -- or so I always thought -- I will check our dictionaries! Dbfirs 23:26, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- On re-reading, that is what the article says, but not very clearly! Dbfirs 23:28, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Is there a separate etymology for this spelling of the word? M-Henry 14:57, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
- No, it's the same as for dependant. This is the older spelling, which preserves the French spelling that was originally adopted. --EncycloPetey 15:01, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Dependants (Science) it is also know dependant variable. AsASdasdasdfasdfsdfasdfasdfasd — This unsigned comment was added by 180.191.35.46 (talk).
- Given the relative Google hits, "dependant variable" is either a common typo for "dependent variable" or a very rare alternative spelling. WereSpielChequers (talk) 11:47, 17 October 2019 (UTC)