noun
Meaning 1
Random variable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
variate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɛə.ɹi.eɪt/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɛə.ɹi.ɪt/
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/ˈvɛɹ.i.ɪt/ General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
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US, dialectal: /ˈvæɹ.i.ɪt/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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Australian: /ˈveː.ɹi.ɪt/
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/ˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/ General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
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Australian: /ˈveː.ɹi.æɪt/
noun
Meaning 2
A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
The measured magnitude of a variable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
To alter; to vary; to make or become different.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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noun
Meaning 6
a variable quantity that is random
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: random variable, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: variable, variable quantity
History
Etymology
From Latin variatus, past participle of variare. See vary.