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homoscedasticity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /həʊməʊskɪdæsˈtɪsɪti/
  • US: /hoʊmoʊsɪdæsˈtɪsɪti/

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noun

Meaning 1

A property of a set of random variables such that each variable has the same finite variance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English scedasticity English homoscedasticity From homo- + scedasticity.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: homoscedasticitat — property of a set of random variables
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同方差性 (tóng fāngchà xìng) — property of a set of random variables
  • Finnish: homoskedastisuus — property of a set of random variables
  • French: homoscédasticité — property of a set of random variables
  • German: Homoskedastizität — property of a set of random variables
  • Greek: ομοσκεδαστικότητα (omoskedastikótita) — property of a set of random variables
  • Italian: omoschedasticità — property of a set of random variables
  • Japanese: 等分散性 (tōbunsansei) — property of a set of random variables
  • Spanish: homocedasticidad — property of a set of random variables