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variate

[vair-ee-it, -eyt]

noun

  1. Statistics.random variable.

  2. variant.



variate

/ ˈɛəɪɪ /

noun

  1. statistics a random variable or a numerical value taken by it

  2. a less common word for variant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of variate1

First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin ٳܲ, past participle of “to vary”; vary, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of variate1

C16: from Latin to vary
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

This brain-based variate predicted how many psychiatric disorders were identified in participants at the time of the scan and over the following two years.

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When To Use

is a variate?

In statistics, a variate is any random variable in an expression or equation.A variate, also known as a random variable, is a way to map outcomes of random processes into quantifiable data, as in Because the study used two variates, finding conclusions was much more difficult.Variate is also a synonym for variant, meaning someone or something that varies, as in Omicron is a variate of the virus that causes COVID-19.Example: is the probability (P) that the variate (X) will be less than or equal to five?

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