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multivariate

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

adjective Statistics.

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

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Origin of multivariate

First recorded in 1925–30; multi- + variate

Words nearby multivariate

multi-utility, multivalent, multivalent vaccine, multivalued, multivalve, multivariate, multiverse, multiversity, multivibrator, multivitamin, multivocal
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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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Scientific definitions for multivariate

multivariate
[ mŭl′tē-vâr′ē-ĭt, -āt′ ]

Having or involving more than one variable.
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