noun
endogenous variable
Technical term in economics and statistics for a variable whose value is determined within the model. Antonym: 外生変数 (exogenous variable).
Antonyms: 外生変数
このモデルでは、価格は内生変数として扱われる。
In this model, price is treated as an endogenous variable.
外生変数 is an exogenous variable, determined outside the model, while 内生変数 is determined inside the model.
Compound of 内生 (endogenous) and 変数 (variable). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.