"interval variable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: interval variables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} interval variable (plural interval variables)
  1. (statistics) An ordinal variable with the additional property that the magnitudes of the differences between two values are meaningful. Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms (variable with meaningful differences): equal-interval variable Hypernyms: cardinal variable Related terms: interval scale Coordinate_terms: categorical variable, nominal variable, ordinal variable, ratio variable Translations (variable): intervalová proměnná [feminine] (Czech), välimatka-asteikollinen muuttuja (Finnish), variabilă de interval [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-interval_variable-en-noun-Qf6WKxjm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Inflected forms

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