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noun
A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English variate English covariate From co- + variate.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
