Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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degree of freedom | Yes | No | No | No |
variable quantity | Yes | No | No | No |
degree of freedom (noun) | variable quantity (noun) |
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(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system |