ordinal variable

noun

A variable with values whose order is significant, but on which no meaningful arithmetic-like operations can be performed.

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Meanings

nounordinal variable (plural ordinal variables)

plural ordinal variables

  1. mathematicsA variable with values whose order is significant, but on which no meaningful arithmetic-like operations can be performed.

Translations

Czech pořadová proměnná, ordinální proměnná
  • pořadová proměnnávariable
  • ordinální proměnnávariable
Finnish järjestysasteikollinen muuttuja
  • järjestysasteikollinen muuttujavariable
Tagalog panunod na aligin
  • panunod na aliginvariable
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APA

ordinal variable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20variable

MLA

“ordinal variable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20variable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordinal variable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20variable.

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