# latent variable

> variable that is not directly observed but is rather inferred (through a mathematical model) from other variables that are observed (directly measured)

**Wikidata**: [Q4422623](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4422623)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_and_observable_variables)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/latent-variable


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)