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predictor variable

predictor variable noun: an independent variable that may be used to predict the value of another, especially in statistical regression.

Noun

predictor variable (plural predictor variables)

  1. An independent variable that may be used to predict the value of another, especially in statistical regression

Forms of predictor variable

pluralpredictor variables

Questions about predictor variable

What does predictor variable mean?
Predictor variable means an independent variable that may be used to predict the value of another, especially in statistical regression.
What part of speech is predictor variable?
Predictor variable is a noun.
What is the plural of predictor variable?
The plural of predictor variable is predictor variables.

Words near predictor variable in the dictionary

  1. predictiveness
  2. predictives
  3. predictivities
  4. predictivity
  5. predictor
  6. predictor variable
  7. predictor variables
  8. predictors
  9. predictory
  10. predictress
  11. predictresses

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