latent variable
latent variable · latent variables
A variable that is not directly measured but is inferred by means of a mathematical…A variable that is not directly measured but is inferred by means of a mathematical model from one or more directly observed variables.
Meaning
1 sensesA variable that is not directly measured but is inferred by means of a mathematical model from one or more directly observed variables.
Origin
The variables are latent (“hidden”) because they are not directly observed, but instead inThe variables are latent (“hidden”) because they are not directly observed, but instead inferred from other variables.
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Forms
plural: latent variables| Singular | latent variable |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsvariable not directly measured:hidden variablehypothetical constructhypothetical variable
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlatent space