Is there a word for something (a parameter not a person) that is being affected? [duplicate]

My sentence reads something like, "These parameters are being affected on varying a and b conditions." I want it to sound like, " The affectees of parameters a and b are ... " I don't know if I can use affectee here or if that is even a word. I have found rare usage of this word affectee and never for a parameter. Any suggestions?

Solution 1:

By "variable", I assume you mean the value of a function that is partly or completely defined by parameters a and b.

If a function f(a,b,...) is affected by the parameters a and b, it is conventional to say that the function f depends on a and b. That being the case, we could argue that the function is a dependent of a and b.

A function is a mathematical relationship in which the values of a single dependent variable are determined by the values of one or more independent variables. Function means the dependent variable is determined by the independent variable(s)

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From this perspective, rather than coining a new word affectee, one might use dependent. This is not as far as I know a widespread usage but is easily understood.

For example, "If the values of functions {or variables in your sentence} f(a,b, ...) and g(a,b, ...) are partly or wholly determined by a and b, the dependents of parameters a and b are ... f and g"