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missingness

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • mĭsʹ-ing-nəs
  • /ˈmɪs.ɪŋ.nəs/
  • /-nɪs/
  • /-nɛs/
  • rhymes with -ɪsɪŋnəs

1

noun

Meaning 1

Absence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Missing data; omission.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The manner in which data are missing from a sample of a population.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English missing Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English missingness From missing + -ness.