variate

English

Etymology

From Latin variatus, past participle of variare. See vary.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛə.ɹi.eɪt/, /ˈvɛə.ɹi.ɪt/
• (General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈvɛɹ.i.ɪt/, (verb) /ˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/
• (US, dialects, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈvæɹ.i.ɪt/, (verb) /ˈvæɹ.i.eɪt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈveː.ɹi.ɪt/, (verb) /ˈveː.ɹi.æɪt/

Noun

variate (plural variates)

1. (statistics) Random variable.
2. A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values.
3. A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph.
4. The measured magnitude of a variable.

Verb

variate (third-person singular simple present variates, present participle variating, simple past and past participle variated)

1. (ambitransitive) To alter; to vary; to make or become different.

See also

• variable
• bivariate, multivariate, univariate
• (distinguish) varriated

Further reading

• variate in Wolfram - Mathworld

Esperanto

Adverb

variate

1. present adverbial passive participle of varii

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

variate

1. inflection of variare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

variate f pl

1. feminine plural of variato

Anagrams

• arative, evirata, iterava, rateavi, varietà

Latin

Verb

variāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of variō

Spanish

Verb

variate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of variar combined with te