categorical variable

ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkl̩ ˈveəriəbl̩

Definition

Definition of categorical variable - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

variable with fixed categories, not numbers

TECH.

A categorical variable can be color or type.
Gender is a common categorical variable in surveys.
The categorical variable included options like red, blue, and green.

discrete variable

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Expressions with variable

variable as the wind

adj.

changing often and unpredictably

Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.

variable load

amount of weight or demand that changes during use

The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.

variable-yield

adj.

producing different amounts or results over time

The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.

dummy variable

binary variable indicating categories in statistics

The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.

control variable

factor kept constant in experiments

In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.

discrete variable

variable with countable distinct values

The number of students in a class is a discrete variable.

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level

mathematics

value of a categorical variable in statistics

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French:variable catégorielle, ...
German:kategoriale Variable, ...
Italian:variabile categorica, ...
Spanish:variable categórica, ...
Portuguese:variável categórica, ...
Chinese:类别变量, ...
Japanese:カテゴリ変数, ...
Arabic:مُتَغَيِّر فِئَوِي, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁתַּנֶּה קָטֵגוֹרִי, ...
Russian:категориальная переменная, ...
Ukrainian:категоріальна змінна, ...
Hindi:श्रेणीबद्ध चर, ...
Bengali:শ্রেণী চলক, ...
Catalan:variable categòrica, ...
Czech:kategoriální proměnná, ...
Danish:kategorisk variabel, ...
Dutch:categorische variabele, ...
Greek:κατηγορική μεταβλητή, ...
Hungarian:kategorikus változó, ...
Khmer:អថេរប្រភេទ, ...
Korean:범주형 변수, ...
Persian:متغیر طبقه‌ای, ...
Polish:zmienna jakościowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):variável categórica, ...
Romanian:variabilă categorială, ...
Swedish:kategorivariabel, ...
Thai:ตัวแปรเชิงหมวดหมู่, ...
Turkish:kategorik değişken, ...
Vietnamese:biến phân loại, ...

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