nominal variable

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Noun

nominal variable (plural nominal variables)

  1. (statistics, metrics) A variable with values which have no numerical value, such as gender or occupation.
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Types of leaf arrangement
opposite, alternate, whorled
States of matter
solid, liquid, gas, plasma

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