winsorize
winsorize verb: to transform statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values.
Verb (1)
winsorize (third-person singular simple present winsorizes, present participle winsorizing, simple past and past participle winsorized)
- To transform statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values.
Verb (2) capitalized: Winsorize
Winsorize (third-person singular simple present Winsorizes, present participle Winsorizing, simple past and past participle Winsorized)
- Alternative letter-case form of winsorize.
Forms of winsorize
| third-person singular present | winsorizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | winsorizing |
| past participle | winsorized |
| past | winsorized |
| alternative form | Winsorize |
| alternative form | winsorise |
| alternative form | Winsorise |
| third-person singular present | Winsorizes |
| present participle | Winsorizing |
| past participle | Winsorized |
| past | Winsorized |
Origin of winsorize
Named for the engineer-turned-biostatistician Charles P. Winsor (1895–1951), with -ize.
Words formed from winsorize
Questions about winsorize
- What does winsorize mean?
- Winsorize means to transform statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values.
- What part of speech is winsorize?
- Winsorize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of winsorize?
- The past tense of winsorize is winsorized.
Words near winsorize in the dictionary
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