It is perhaps interesting to note in this connection that Fermat's Principle was found objectionable by a contemporary optics expert because it seemed to impute knowledge to the working of Nature.
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Impute
/ɪmˈpjuːt/
Synonyms for "impute" (123 found)
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Noun(11 words)
attachingattribute a flawattribute a propertyattribute a resultattribute definitionattribute termattribute toattribute wordattributesblameblaming
Adjective(4 words)
behavioral attributecognitive attributeconstant attributeexperimental attribute
Related words (61)
Noun(14 words)
french attribuergap fillingplant attributepredicate logicspredicate nounprojectingracketeersreconstruct the datasoil attributesuspectsuspectsswedish attribututugvalue substitution
Adjective(3 words)
noticeable attributequantifiable attributeunseen attribute
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6 entriesascribe blameascribe faultmean imputationmedian imputationpredictive imputationregression imputation
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5 entriesimpute blameimpute faultimpute missing dataimpute missing valuesimpute values
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13 total sentences available.
Some call him a thief; others impute unto him a kind of sub-cannibalism, inasmuch as he bringeth unto his fleshpots that sagacious canine creature known for ages as the friend and companion of man.
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The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness.
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Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, / If mem’ry o’er their tomb no trophies raise, / Where thro’ the long-drawn isle and fretted vault, / The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
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