Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

A variable whose value is not dependent on the values of other variables. Contrast with: dependent variable. [IEEE; DIS]
Kukuguquguquka okunexabiso elingaxhomekekanga kumaxxabiso okunye ukuguquguquka. Ngokuphikisanayo: nokuguquguquka okuxhomekekileyo. [IEEE; DIS]