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A variable quantity that is random
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variate
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a variable quantity that is random [syn: random variable , variant , stochastic variable , chance variable ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in statistics, 1899, from adjective variate (mid-15c.), from Latin variatus , past participle of variare (see vary ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values. 2 A variable, often the set of '''x''' values plotted on a graph. vb. (context transitive English) To alter; or vary; to make different.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Variate \Va"ri*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. variatus, p. p. of variare. See Vary .] To alter; to make different; to vary.
Usage examples of variate.
Since like subsumes like, the variates and intercongeles create a suprapullulation of all areas, qualities and internals into a crystorrhoid whorl, eventually exciting the ponentiation of a proubietal chute.
My feelings came in waves and surges and variated unceasingly between extremes.