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impute

/ɪmˈpjuːt/

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verb

To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.

Examples :

"The teacher decided to impute the missing assignment's points to the internet outage at home, since the student provided proof of the problem. "

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verb

To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.

Examples :

"Because John's good grades boosted the class average, the teacher decided to impute his success to the whole group, giving everyone a small reward. "

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verb

To take into account.

Examples :

"Since John was absent, the teacher had to impute his missing participation grade based on his previous performance in class. "

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verb

To attribute or credit to.

Examples :

"People impute great cleverness to cats."

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verb

To replace missing data with substituted values.

Examples :

"Because some students missed the exam, the teacher decided to impute their scores based on their previous performance in class. "

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