univariate

American  

[yoo-nuh-vair-ee-it] / ˌyu nəˈvɛər i ɪt /

adjective

Statistics.

1. (of a distribution) having one variate.

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Etymology

Origin of univariate

uni- + variate

Example Sentences

We now explain how the multivariate polynomials p1, …, pm are secretly related to a univariate polynomial.

From Nature

To solve the equation for any particular signature, the signer simply observes that this is a univariate equation in S for any particular choice of random bits r1, …, rv.

From Nature

We first applied a range of univariate and multivariate statistical tests to determine the importance of these features.

From Nature

"I think market participants want to have sort of a univariate version of how the world works. If 'X' happens, then 'Y' follows. But the fact is, 'X' isn't one thing. It's many, many different things," William Dudley, Federal Reserve Bank of New York president and vice chairman of the FOMC, said last month in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

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