Sentence correction: Idiom: Independent from v/s of

[srishti_m]

Hi,

Please clarify which is the correct idiom, independent from or independent of? or both are acceptable, if so in what cases?

Thanks
SM

[RonPurewal]

here you go:

independent of is used with processes that occur with little bearing on each other. for instance:
the decomposition of this particular chemical is independent of temperature.

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independent from is used for the independence of entities such as people or nations.
he may seem innocent, but he has been independent from his parents since he was 13.
Finland has ben independent from Russia since 1917.

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pretty much the same distinction holds when you use the corresponding adverbs (i.e., independently of vs. independently from).