winsorize

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verb

To transform statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values.

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Meanings

winsorize1

verbwinsorize (third-person singular simple present winsorizes, present participle winsorizing, simple past and past participle winsorized)

present singular third person winsorizes · participle present winsorizing · participle past winsorized · past winsorized · alternative Winsorize · alternative winsorise · alternative Winsorise

  1. mathematicsTo transform statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values.

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verbWinsorize (third-person singular simple present Winsorizes, present participle Winsorizing, simple past and past participle Winsorized)

present singular third person Winsorizes · participle present Winsorizing · participle past Winsorized · past Winsorized

  1. Alternative letter-case form of winsorize.

Origin

Named for the engineer-turned-biostatistician Charles P. Winsor (1895–1951), with -ize.

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APA

winsorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winsorize

MLA

“winsorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winsorize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winsorize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winsorize.

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