multivariate

[ muhl-ti-vair-ee-it ]

/ ˌmʌl tɪˈvɛər i ɪt /

adjective Statistics.

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

Nearby words

multiuser system, multivalent, multivalent vaccine, multivalued, multivalve, multivariate, multiverse, multiversity, multivibrator, multivitamin, multivocal

Origin of multivariate

First recorded in 1925–30; multi- + variate

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British Dictionary definitions for multivariate

multivariate

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈvɛərɪɪt) /

adjective

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

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Science definitions for multivariate

multivariate

[ mŭl′tē-vâr′ē-ĭt, -āt′ ]

Having or involving more than one variable.