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noun
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
That which has been imputed or charged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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noun
Opinion; intimation; hint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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noun
The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, game-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
the attribution to a source or cause
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: attribution, ascription
noun
a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: accusation, accusal
Narrower terms: finger-pointing, fingerpointing
History
From Middle French imputation, from Latin imputatio.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
