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nominal variable

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A variable with values which have no numerical value, such as gender or occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: metrics

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: номинална променлива (nominalna promenliva) — nominal variable
  • Czech: nominální proměnná — nominal variable
  • Finnish: luokitteluasteikollinen muuttuja — nominal variable
  • Icelandic: flokkunarbreyta — nominal variable
  • Romanian: variabilă nominală — nominal variable
  • Tagalog: pasapyaw na aligin — nominal variable