contingency table

noun Statistics.

the frequency distribution for a two-way statistical classification.

Origin of contingency table

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby contingency table

contingence, contingency, contingency fund, contingency plan, contingency reserve, contingency table, contingency tax, contingent, contingent beneficiary, contingent fee, contingent liability

British Dictionary definitions for contingency table

contingency table

noun

statistics an array having the frequency of occurrence of certain events in each of a number of samples