independent

(ĭn'dĭ-pĕn'dənt)
adj.

1. Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.
2. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind.
3. Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study.
4. often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.
5. Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling entity: an independent food store; an independent film.
6. 1. Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.
   2. Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working: a person of independent means.
7. Mathematics.
   1. Not dependent on other variables.
   2. Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.
8. Independent Of or relating to the 17th-century English Independents.

n.

1. often Independent One that is independent, especially a voter, officeholder, or political candidate who is not committed to a political party.
2. Independent A member of a movement in England in the 17th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.
3. Independent Chiefly British. A Congregationalist.

independently in'de·pen'dent·ly adv.

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1. see independent station.

2. Business that is owned outright by an individual or group of individuals and is not a part of or a subsidiary of a larger conglomerate.

adjective

1. Having political independence: autonomous, free, self-governing, sovereign. See dependence/independence, free/unfree.
2. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of others: self-contained, self-reliant, self-sufficient. See dependence/independence.
3. Able to support oneself financially: self-sufficient, self-supporting. See dependence/independence, money.

adj

Definition: liberated, free
Antonyms: constrained, dependent, subordinate, subservient, tied

The question of whether an axiom is independent of others is frequently of great importance. It may be investigated in model theory by finding a model for the set consisting of the other axioms and the negation of the one in question. Important independence results include the independence of the axiom of choice from the rest of classical set theory, and that of the continuum hypothesis from the rest of set theory plus the axiom of choice.

(DOD, NATO) A merchant ship under naval control sailed singly and unescorted by a warship. See also military independent.

sign description: Both I-hands begin crossed over the chest and then open up away from the body.

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For a list of words related to independent, see:

• Politicians and Activists - independent: one not affiliated with any party
• Newspaper Names
• Advertising - independent: agency functioning alone, without control by larger corporation
• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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Common misspelling(s) of independent

• indipendent
• indpendent
• independant

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uafhængig, selvstændig, formuende, økonomisk uafhængig, uden for partierne
n. - uafhængig, løsgænger, fritstående

Nederlands (Dutch)
onafhankelijk, zelfstandig, vrijstaand, onafhankelijke, partijloze

Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Pol) indépendant, objectif, privé (une école), (Ling, Math) indépendant
n. - (Pol) candidat indépendant, compagnie indépendante

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unabhängig, selbständig
n. - (pol.) Unabhängiger

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανεξάρτητος
n. - ανεξάρτητος (βουλευτής κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
indipendente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - independente
n. - pessoa (f) independente

Русский (Russian)
независимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - independiente, libre, adinerado, altivo
n. - independiente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (ekonomiskt) oberoende, självständig, fri, partilös, fristående, enskild, särskild
n. - independent (person), partilös (person)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
独立自主的, 不受约束的, 中立派, 无党派者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 獨立自主的, 不受約束的
n. - 中立派, 無黨派者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 독립한, 자유로운, 무소속의
n. - 독립한 사람, 무소속 후보자, 독립 교회파의 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 独立の, 独立心のある, 自立した, 無党派の, 無所属の, 独自の, 別個の, 自主的な, 独立心の強い, 働かずに暮らせるだけの
n. - 無所属議員

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستقل (الاسم) تابع, معال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצמאי, חופשי, בעל קו עצמאי, בעל(ת) שלטון עצמי, אינו נשען על סמכות או שליטה, לא תלוי באדם אחר בפרנסתו או בדיעותיו, אינו משתייך למפלגה או נתמך על-ידיה, אינו נשען על דבר אחר בנוגע לתקפותו, יעילותו, ערכו וכו', אינו נתמך ע"י קרנות ציבוריות (מוסד)‬
n. - ‮אדם עצמאי פוליטית‬

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