"continuous variable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: continuous variables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} continuous variable (plural continuous variables)
  1. (statistics) A variable that has a continuous distribution function, such as temperature. Wikipedia link: Variable Categories (topical): Statistics Coordinate_terms: discrete variable Translations (variable): spojitá veličina [feminine] (Czech), taurangi motukore (Maori), variabilă continuă (Romanian), tuluyang aligin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-continuous_variable-en-noun-VSVGP-Xt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Inflected forms

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