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extraneous variables

extraneous variables is the plural of extraneous variable.

Meaning of extraneous variable

Noun

extraneous variable (plural extraneous variables)

  1. A random variable that is not an independent variable and may bear any effect on the behaviour of the subject being studied.

Questions about extraneous variables

What is extraneous variables the plural of?
Extraneous variables is the plural of extraneous variable.

Words near extraneous variables in the dictionary

  1. extraneans
  2. extraneities
  3. extraneity
  4. extraneous
  5. extraneous variable
  6. extraneous variables
  7. extraneously
  8. extraneousness
  9. extraness
  10. extranet
  11. extranets

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