independent

Definitions of independent in various dictionaries:

noun - a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

noun - a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

adj - free from external control and constraint

adj - (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

adj - (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

adj - not controlled by a party or interest group

Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.

Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind.

Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study.

Often Independent.

Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling group or system: an independent food store.

Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.

Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working: a person of independent means.

Mathematics.

Not dependent on other variables.

Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.

A Congregationalist.