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confounder.

A person who confounds.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who confounds.

  2. A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English confound Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English confounder From confound + -er.

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