discrete variable

dɪˈskriːt ˈvɛəriəbl̩

Definition

Definition of discrete variable - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

variable with countable distinct values

TECH.

The number of students in a class is a discrete variable.
A discrete variable can be the roll of a die.
The survey results showed age as a discrete variable.

categorical variable

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Expressions with discrete

discrete data

information made of separate countable values rather than smooth measurements

The number of students in each class is discrete data.

discrete mathematics

branch of mathematics dealing with discrete rather than continuous quantities

He excelled in discrete mathematics during his university studies.

discrete component

individual part in electronic systems

The circuit was built using several discrete components.

discrete time

time seen as separate moments, not continuous

In discrete time, events happen at specific steps.

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.

categorical variable

variable with fixed categories, not numbers

A categorical variable can be color or type.

experimental variable

variable manipulated in research to test hypotheses

Researchers adjusted the experimental variable to see the outcome.

independent variable

variable determining the dependent variable's value

In y = f(x), x is the independent variable.

variable cost

cost changing with production level

The variable cost increased as production ramped up.

variable overhead

costs that change with production level

The company reduced its variable overhead by automating some processes.

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French:variable discrète, ...
German:diskrete Variable, ...
Italian:variabile discreta, ...
Spanish:variable discreta, ...
Portuguese:variável discreta, ...
Chinese:离散变量, ...
Japanese:離散変数, ...
Arabic:مُتَغَيِّر مُنْفَصِل, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁתַּנֶּה בָּדִיד, ...
Russian:дискретная переменная, ...
Ukrainian:дискретна змінна, ...
Hindi:विच्छिन्न चर, ...
Bengali:বিচ্ছিন্ন ভেরিয়েবল, ...
Catalan:variable discreta, ...
Czech:diskrétní proměnná, ...
Danish:diskret variabel, ...
Dutch:discrete variabele, ...
Greek:διακριτή μεταβλητή, ...
Hungarian:diszkrét változó, ...
Khmer:អថេរដាច់ដោយឡែក, ...
Korean:이산 변수, ...
Persian:متغیر گسسته, ...
Polish:zmienna dyskretna, ...
Portuguese (BR):variável discreta, ...
Romanian:variabilă discretă, ...
Swedish:diskret variabel, ...
Thai:ตัวแปรไม่ต่อเนื่อง, ...
Turkish:kesikli değişken, ...
Vietnamese:biến số rời rạc, ...

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