code: def numeric_is_category(
      series: pd.Series, state: dict, k: Settings
  ) -> bool:
      n_unique = series.nunique()
      threshold = k.vars.num.low_categorical_threshold
      return 1 <= n_unique <= threshold
  
imports: import functools
  from typing import Callable, Dict
  import numpy
  import pandas
  from pandas.api import types
  from visions.backends.pandas.series_utils import series_handle_nulls
  from ydata_profiling.config import Settings
  from ydata_profiling.utils.versions import is_pandas_1
label_desc: Use image node_id 5 for calling a global function with example usage: numeric_is_category(series, state, k) and returns: unknown