I hear it often from my teachers that dependent variable is called "dependent" because it depends on the values of independent variable.
But I think, you can say the same for independent variable, how is independent variable any different then?
Eg : y=5x
y is dependent variable.
x is independent variable.
If I put x=5, then y=25. Surely I can also say, if y=25 then x has to be 5.
Don't they kinda depend on each other? Then what's the point of calling one dependent and other independent? Why do we even call them that in the first place?
