"indicator variable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indicator variables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} indicator variable (plural indicator variables)
  1. (statistics) A binary variable whose value of 0 or 1 indicates which category an individual falls into. Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms: dummy variable
    Sense id: en-indicator_variable-en-noun-I1FnyReH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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