bivariate

[ bahy-vair-ee-it, -eyt ]

adjectiveStatistics.

of, relating to, or having two variates.

Origin of bivariate

First recorded in 1915–20; bi-¹ + variate

Words Nearby bivariate

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How to use bivariate in a sentence

The bivariate result is obviously very important, but perhaps more important is how other officials — elected and not, in VA, in Washington, and elsewhere — understand it, and alter their actions.
Did critical race theory really swing the Virginia election? | Zack Beauchamp | November 4, 2021 | Vox

British Dictionary definitions for bivariate

bivariate

/ (baɪˈvɛərɪɪt) /

adjective

statistics (of a distribution) involving two random variables, not necessarily independent of one another

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