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Word: Covariate
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940: from co- + variate
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəʊˈvɛːrɪət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an independent variable that can influence the outcome of a given statistical trial, but which is not of direct interest.
Short Definition:independent variable that can influence the outcome of statistical trial, but is not of direct interest
