multivariate

American  

[muhl-ti-vair-ee-it] / ˌmʌl tɪˈvɛər i ɪt /

adjective

Statistics.

1. (of a combined distribution) having more than one variate or variable.

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multivariate British  

/ ˌmʌltɪˈvɛərɪɪt /

adjective

1. statistics (of a distribution) involving a number of distinct, though not usually independent, random variables

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multivariate Scientific  

/ mŭl′tē-vâr′ē-ĭt,-āt′ /

1. Having or involving more than one variable.

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Etymology

Origin of multivariate

First recorded in 1925–30; multi- + variate

Example Sentences

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multivariate

The New York Fed’s multivariate core trend model External link, which uses statistical techniques to filter out noise, measured 4% percent in April.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Researchers found that certain cell-type distributions align with specific networks in the brain's cortex, both at the level of individual cell types and multivariate cellular profiles, or fingerprints.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024

"One course was statistical computing. I soon realised that Reep's data lent itself to the sort of multivariate analysis that could only be done on a computer."

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2022

In his biography on UG’s website, Newmaster noted a postdoctoral fellowship in “multidimensional matrix mathematics and multivariate analysis” at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, which says it has no record of Newmaster.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 1, 2022

In reality, statisticians use multivariate data, meaning many variables.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017