"variate" meaning in English

See variate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛə.ɹi.eɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɛə.ɹi.ɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɛɹ.i.ɪt/ [noun] (note: General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/ [verb] (note: General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈvæɹ.i.ɪt/ [US, dialectal, noun] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈvæɹ.i.eɪt/ [US, dialectal, verb] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈveː.ɹi.ɪt/ [General-Australian, noun], /ˈveː.ɹi.æɪt/ [General-Australian, verb] Forms: variates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin variatus, past participle of variare. See vary. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|variatus}} Latin variatus Head templates: {{en-noun}} variate (plural variates)
  1. (statistics) Random variable.
    Sense id: en-variate-en-noun-I8lHPmhO Categories (other): Statistics, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 30 13 9 22 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  2. A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values.
    Sense id: en-variate-en-noun-lY0LDrI6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 46 16 5 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 30 13 9 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 7 27 9 3 10 32 7 5
  3. A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph.
    Sense id: en-variate-en-noun-sMIS0Apt Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 30 13 9 22
  4. The measured magnitude of a variable.
    Sense id: en-variate-en-noun--ME2xf-h

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɛə.ɹi.eɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɛə.ɹi.ɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɛɹ.i.ɪt/ [noun] (note: General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/ [verb] (note: General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈvæɹ.i.ɪt/ [US, dialectal, noun] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈvæɹ.i.eɪt/ [US, dialectal, verb] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈveː.ɹi.ɪt/ [General-Australian, noun], /ˈveː.ɹi.æɪt/ [General-Australian, verb] Forms: variates [present, singular, third-person], variating [participle, present], variated [participle, past], variated [past]
Etymology: From Latin variatus, past participle of variare. See vary. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|variatus}} Latin variatus Head templates: {{en-verb}} variate (third-person singular simple present variates, present participle variating, simple past and past participle variated)
  1. (ambitransitive) To alter; to vary; to make or become different. Tags: ambitransitive Related terms: variable, bivariate, multivariate, univariate Related terms (distinguish): varriated
    Sense id: en-variate-en-verb-Q0heq0eB Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 30 13 9 22

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