"covariate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kəʊˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koʊˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/ [General-American], /kəʉˈveɹ.i.æɪt/ [General-Australian] Forms: covariates [plural]
Etymology: From co- + variate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|variate}} co- + variate Head templates: {{en-noun}} covariate (plural covariates)
  1. (statistics) A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study. Wikipedia link: covariate Categories (topical): Statistics Derived forms: autocovariate Related terms: covary, covariance, covariated, multicovariate Translations (variable possibly predictive of outcome): covariabele [common-gender] (Dutch), kovariaatti (Finnish), Kovariate [feminine] (German), 공변량 (gongbyeollyang) (Korean)

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