Meanings
nouncategorical variable (plural categorical variables)
plural categorical variables
- mathematicsA nominal variable.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Translations
Bulgarian категорийна променлива
- категорийна променлива (kategorijna promenliva)type of variable — see also nominal variable
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