Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latent variable

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
la-ten-t -vari-able
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variable that is not directly measured but is inferred by means of a mathematical model from one or more directly observed variables.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The variables are latent (“hidden”) because they are not directly observed, but instead inferred from other variables.

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Synonyms

hidden variable hypothetical construct hypothetical variable

Questions

What does latent variable mean?
A variable that is not directly measured but is inferred by means of a mathematical model from one or more directly observed variables.
Where does latent variable come from?
The variables are latent (“hidden”) because they are not directly observed, but instead inferred from other variables.

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