Improve wording in definition of numerical features (#861)

SebastienMelo · web-flow · commit d3b47c93d6d3 · 2025-10-02T16:15:21.000+02:00
diff --git a/python_scripts/03_categorical_pipeline.py b/python_scripts/03_categorical_pipeline.py
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@
 #
 # ## Identify categorical variables
 #
-# As we saw in the previous section, a numerical variable is a
-# quantity represented by a real or integer number. These variables can be
-# naturally handled by machine learning algorithms that are typically composed
-# of a sequence of arithmetic instructions such as additions and
-# multiplications.
+# As we saw in the previous section, a numerical variable is a quantity
+# represented by a continous or integer number. These variables can be naturally
+# handled by machine learning algorithms that are typically composed of a
+# sequence of arithmetic instructions such as additions and multiplications.
 #
 # In contrast, categorical variables have discrete values, typically
 # represented by string labels (but not only) taken from a finite list of

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`32`	`32`	`#`
`33`	`33`	`# ## Identify categorical variables`
`34`	`34`	`#`
`35`		`-# As we saw in the previous section, a numerical variable is a`
`36`		`-# quantity represented by a real or integer number. These variables can be`
`37`		`-# naturally handled by machine learning algorithms that are typically composed`
`38`		`-# of a sequence of arithmetic instructions such as additions and`
`39`		`-# multiplications.`
	`35`	`+# As we saw in the previous section, a numerical variable is a quantity`
	`36`	`+# represented by a continous or integer number. These variables can be naturally`
	`37`	`+# handled by machine learning algorithms that are typically composed of a`
	`38`	`+# sequence of arithmetic instructions such as additions and multiplications.`
`40`	`39`	`#`
`41`	`40`	`# In contrast, categorical variables have discrete values, typically`
`42`	`41`	`# represented by string labels (but not only) taken from a finite list of`