Definition of imputation
1 : the act of imputing: such asa : attribution, ascriptionb : accusation denied any imputation of unfairnessc : insinuation
2 : something imputed
imputatively
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Examples of imputation in a Sentence
I resent the imputation that I'm nice to Grandmother because she has money.
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Gil McVean spelled out how this will work by applying early 1KG data to results from the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium using the process of genotype imputation.
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