"chi-square" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chi-squares [plural]
Etymology: Originated from the shorthand notation used by English polymath Karl Pearson (1857–1936), likely popularized by his 1900 paper on the chi-square test. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chi-square (plural chi-squares)
  1. (mathematics, often attributive) A test statistic used in the chi-square test. Tags: attributive, often Related terms: chi-squared [alternative], mul:χ² [alternative] Translations (test statistic): 卡方 (kǎfāng) (Chinese Mandarin), khii toiseen (Finnish), chi kwadrat [neuter] (Polish), qui-quadrado [masculine] (Portuguese), хи-квадрат (xi-kvadrat) (Russian), கை-சதுரம் (kai-caturam) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-chi-square-en-noun-OLPzW5N~ Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 90 10 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'test statistic': 94 6
  2. A journalism educator or researcher focusing on statistical methods and quantitative measurement. Coordinate_terms: green eyeshade
    Sense id: en-chi-square-en-noun-5a49rqsq Categories (other): Journalism Disambiguation of Journalism: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chi-square distribution, chi-square test

Inflected forms

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