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imputation

noun
/ˌɪm.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle French imputation, from Latin imputatio.

  1. derived from imputatio
  2. derived from imputation

Definitions

  1. The act of imputing or charging

    The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.

  2. That which has been imputed or charged.

    • "If nothing is found you withdraw all imputation against this gentleman?" demanded the Inspector of the girl.

  3. Charge or attribution of evil

    Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A setting of something to the account of

      A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.

      • the imputation of the sin of Adam
      • the imputation of the righteousness of Christ
      • So, if a Sonne that is by his Father ſent about Merchandize, doe ſinfully miſcarry vpon the Sea; the imputation of his vvickedneſſe, by your rule, ſhould be impoſed vpon his Father that ſent him: […]

    2. Opinion

      Opinion; intimation; hint.

      • All the legends of the past, and all the stupefying imputations of Henry Akeley’s letters and exhibits, welled up in my memory to heighten the atmosphere of tension and growing menace.

    3. The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.

    4. The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.

    5. A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.

The neighborhood

Derived

geo-imputation, misimputation, nonimputation, overimputation, postimputation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for imputation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA