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gender reassignment

1. the changing of an individual’s label as male or female because of incorrect gender assignment at birth, due to the presence of anomalous genitalia (as in intersex).

2. see sex reassignment.

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antecedent variable

antecedent variable

any variable that precedes a response variable. For example, in regression analysis it is the independent variable, and in path analysis it is the variable beginning a chain of causal links. Compare consequent variable.