imputation /ˌɪm.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun8 •The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription. •That which has been imputed or charged."If nothing is found you withdraw all imputation against this gentleman?" demanded the Inspector of the girl. — 1923 •Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation. •A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.So, if a Sonne that is by his Father sent about Merchandize, doe sinfully miscarry vpon the Sea; the imputation of his vvickednesse, by your rule, should be imposed vpon his Father that sent him: […] — 1599 •The process of replacing missing data with substituted values. •The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes. •Opinion; intimation; hint.All the legends of the past, and all the stupefying imputations of Henry Akeley’s letters and exhibits, welled up in my memory to heighten the atmosphere of tension and growing menace. — 1931 •A distribution that is efficient and individually rational. formsimputations
