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quantitative variable

[ˌkwɒntɪˈteɪtɪv ˈvɛərɪəbl]
nounfemininepl: quantitative variables / variáveis quantitativas
variável quantitativa
1. A variable that is measured numerically and can take on any value within a range, used in statistical analysis to represent quantities or magnitudes
Height and weight are quantitative variables that can be measured and analyzed statistically.
Altura e peso são variáveis quantitativas que podem ser medidas e analisadas estatisticamente.
2. In research, a type of data that represents measurable attributes expressed as numbers, as opposed to categorical or qualitative data
The study collected quantitative variables such as age, income, and test scores.
O estudo coletou variáveis quantitativas como idade, renda e pontuações de testes.
Synonyms
numerical variablemetric variablecontinuous variablevariável numéricavariável métrica
Antonyms
qualitative variablecategorical variablevariável qualitativavariável categórica

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
variável quantitativa
Standard term used in Brazilian Portuguese academic and statistical contexts
São Paulo
variável quantitativa
Commonly used in educational and research institutions
Portugal
variável quantitativa
Standard term in Portuguese educational and statistical literature

Related Idioms & Phrases

numerical data
measurable quantity
statistical variable
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