degree of freedom

Other forms: degrees of freedom

Definitions of degree of freedom
  1. noun
    (statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution
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    type of:
    variable, variable quantity
    a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
  2. noun
    one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system
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    type of:
    parameter, parametric quantity
    a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
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