1899 C. B. Davenport Statistical Methods i. 1 A variate is a single magnitude-determination of a character... Integral variates are magnitude-determinations of characters which from their nature are expressed in integers. Such magnitudes are determined by counting; e.g., the number of teeth in a porpoise.

1906 R. H. Lock Rec. Progress Study Variation iv. 90 A variate is one of the separate numerical values from which a curve of variability can be constructed; the biometrician usually deals with some such number as 1,000 variates.

1909 Biometrika 7 97 We have, σ₁ and σ₂ being the standard deviations of the two variates and r their correlation, ρ = rσ₁/σ₂q.

1925 R. A. Fisher Statist. Methods i. 5 The variable quantity, such as the number of children, is called the variate, and the frequency distribution specifies how frequently the variate takes each of its possible values.

1952 Sci. News 24 109 The histogram gives the frequency with which the weight, a variate, takes values in a certain range in the sample.

1968 P. A. P. Moran Introd. Probability Theory x. 459 The study of random walks is the study of the sums of random variables, these variables varying in complexity from simple independent distributions in one dimension to random variables of a much more complicated character.

1971 Brit. Med. Bull. 27 2/1 Epidemiology also has a contribution to make..to the study of attributes (or variates, as some call them) such as intelligence..and blood pressure.

c1440 Pallad. on Husb. xii. 52 Olyue is puld of colour variate.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 254 The divine effulgence and operation is one essence, both simple and impartible, and boniforme in things partible variate (as to operation).

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xli. f. 115^v The..perfection of that cause, whiche thus doeth variat and alter, bothe my thoughtes and passions.

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxii. f. 155 The examples also of such diuersitie, doe variate and make diuerse y^e affections of men.

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. a1^v Others..study to variate and shift the extern forms and models of Religion.

1701 T. Beverley Praise of Glory 45 Not Variating this Enquiry into the Multiplicity of the Lesser and more Particular Causes.

1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa I. xxi. 162 Female dress is no where variated so much as..in this country.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 45 That, which we touch, with Times doth variate, Now hot, now cold.

1608 Bp. J. King Serm. 5 Nov. 33 What was the cause of their multiplied, variated complotments against hir?

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 28 Who runs like a Badger, with variating and unequal motions.

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 22 Their shiftings and variatings from one living to another.

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 43 This artificial change is but a fixation of natures inconstancy,..helping its variating infirmities.