indicator variable
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtər ˈvɛriəbəl
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Noun

mathematicsTECH.binary variable indicating category membershipTECH.
  • The indicator variable was set to 1 for males.
  • An indicator variable was used to distinguish urban areas.
  • The model included an indicator variable for each category.
categorical variable dummy variable
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indicator of variable relationship in regression

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  1. French:variable indicatrice, ...
  2. German:Indikatorvariable, ...
  3. Italian:variabile indicatrice, ...
  4. Spanish:variable indicadora, ...
  5. Portuguese:variável indicadora, ...
  6. Chinese:指示变量, ...
  7. Japanese:ダミー変数, ...
  8. Arabic:مُتَغَيِّر دَلالي, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִשְׁתַּנֶּה אִינְדִּיקָטוֹר, ...
  10. Russian:индикаторная переменная, ...
  11. Ukrainian:індикаторна змінна, ...
  12. Hindi:सूचक चर, ...

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