Confounding Variable

Variables that occur when the two explanatory variables , x and z, have a collective causation effect on y. The difference between the two cannot be distinguished because there is not enough evidence to determine the validity of a statistical relationship.

Weight gain is greatly influenced by activity level, but age, the confounding variable, also plays an influential role on weight gain.

by YolandaSquatbike December 8, 2021

isolate the variable

the act of focusing on an appealing portion of a person's body with a general disregard for the undesirable regions

Steve: Could you isolate the variable on that?
John: You know it. She's huge, but those are some mighty fine sweater cows.

Bill: You see that?!?!
James: You serious? She's hideous.
Bill: C'mon you gotta isolate the variable.
James: You right. She needs to turn back around though.

by tmack41 December 7, 2011

Dominion variable

A complex, multi-national algorithm that requantifies statistics based on the needs of the most nefariously inept.

One legged Timmy didn't have a chance in hell at being the worlds fastest man, until his SJW soccer mom petitioned the equality police. After they applied the Dominion variable, One legged Timmy IS the worlds fastest man!

by TheGman692000 January 7, 2021

Sampling Variability

The fact that different random samples of the same size from the same population produce different estimates.

As we study sampling variability, which do you suspect varies less: averages or individual values?

by 3d5jllppgaydunerboogers December 4, 2021

One consistent variable

You don't know how many consistent variables there are and if I had video evidence of a consistent variable that wasn't me you would hack the product ordering system of my place of employment and then all of the people I spoke about online would get fired or transferred within a month.

Hym "You're presupposing that there's only one consistent variable. You can't possibly believe there are not externally imposed circumstances. 'BuT yOu CaN't Do AnYtHiNg AbOuT tHoSe BeCaUsE iT cOuLd ReQuIrE mE tO dO sOmEtHiNg I dOn'T wAnT tO' Fucking garbage."

by Hym Iam December 30, 2023

intermittent variable rewards

On social media platforms like YouTube, this term commonly abbreviated as IVRs refer to engagement metrics, such as likes, comments and subscriptions. For creators, this type of engagement can lead to more dopamine in the brain, resulting in a rush of pleasure and validation for their work.

The way his subscriber count kept climbing was all thanks to those intermittent variable rewards; every notification felt like a little win!

by Emotional Cruiser September 22, 2025

Whore Variable

A variable that you use throughout a code without printing it.

arr = input('Enter your array: ');
r,c = size(arr);
for j = 1:c

sum = 0;

for i = 1:r

sum = sum + arr(i,j);

end

arr2(j) = sum;
end
disp(arr2);

Oh man, that "sum" variable is a whore variable!

by Moumen_El_Gamed October 24, 2018