nominal variable

noun

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

Similar
categorical variable
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Meanings

nounnominal variable (plural nominal variables)

plural nominal variables

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

    Synonyms: categorical variable

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
categorical variable

Translations

Bulgarian номинална променлива
  • номинална променлива (nominalna promenliva)nominal variable
Czech nominální proměnná
  • nominální proměnnánominal variable
Finnish luokitteluasteikollinen muuttuja
  • luokitteluasteikollinen muuttujanominal variable
Icelandic flokkunarbreyta
  • flokkunarbreytanominal variable
Romanian variabilă nominală
  • variabilă nominalănominal variable
Tagalog pasapyaw na aligin
  • pasapyaw na aliginnominal variable
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APA

nominal variable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nominal%20variable

MLA

“nominal variable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nominal%20variable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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