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transnumeration

transnumeration noun: the transformation of numerical data in a meaningful way, for example by representing it in a table or graph.

Noun

transnumeration (uncountable)

  1. The transformation of numerical data in a meaningful way, for example by representing it in a table or graph.
    • This table of prices shows no obvious pattern, but after transnumeration into a line graph, an upward trend becomes noticeable.
    • […]transnumeration, a word coined by Wild and Pfannkuch to indicate a radical shift that can occur in the contextual interpretation of information when data have been transformed by tables, graphs, or some other type of representation.2006, Gail F. Burrill, Portia C. Elliott, Thinking and reasoning with data and chance, page 79

Origin of transnumeration

From trans- + numeration.

Questions about transnumeration

What does transnumeration mean?
Transnumeration means the transformation of numerical data in a meaningful way, for example by representing it in a table or graph.
What part of speech is transnumeration?
Transnumeration is a noun.

Words near transnumeration in the dictionary

  1. transnormalized
  2. transnormative
  3. transnormativities
  4. transnormativity
  5. transnumeral
  6. transnumeration
  7. transobturator
  8. transocean
  9. transoceanic
  10. transoceanically
  11. transocular

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