imputation
noun
im·pu·ta·tion
ˌim-pyə-ˈtā-shən 
1
: the act of imputing: such as
a
: accusation
denied any imputation of unfairness
b
c
: insinuation
an imputation of culpability
2
: something imputed
imputatively
adverb
Examples of imputation in a Sentence
I resent the imputation that I'm nice to Grandmother because she has money.
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Yet this imputation of disease appears based more on fantasy than reality.
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Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 13 May 2026
The carry-forward imputation method treated October prices as unchanged.
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There’s a greater likelihood that inflation data will have a higher level of imputations, noted RBC’s Reid.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
Bank of America estimates that a combination of different-cell imputation and the varied impact of tariffs likely will alter the headline CPI reading by only a basis point or two — 0.01 or 0.02 percentage point.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
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Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 13 May 2026
The carry-forward imputation method treated October prices as unchanged.
—Wire Services
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
There’s a greater likelihood that inflation data will have a higher level of imputations, noted RBC’s Reid.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
Bank of America estimates that a combination of different-cell imputation and the varied impact of tariffs likely will alter the headline CPI reading by only a basis point or two — 0.01 or 0.02 percentage point.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for imputation
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“Imputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imputation. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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imputation
noun
im·pu·ta·tion
ˌim-pyə-ˈtā-shən
: the act or an instance of imputing
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