Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
dumdum bullet
dumfound
Dumfriesshire
dummel-headed
dummkopf
dummy
dummy run
dummy up
dummy variable
dumortierite
dump
dump on
dump orbit
dump truck
dumpbin
dumper
dumper truck
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

dummy variable
dum·my var·i·a·ble (plural dum·my var·i·a·bles)


noun 
Definition:
 
replaceable mathematical variable: a mathematical variable that can be replaced by another arbitrarily
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft