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V0028800 (vâr′ē-ĭt, -āt′, văr′-)n. Statistics A single observed value of a random variable, considered to be one of many possible realizations.

[From Latin variātus, past participle of variāre, to vary; see vary.]

variate

(ˈvɛərɪɪt) n1. (Statistics) statistics a random variable or a numerical value taken by it2. a less common word for variant⁴[C16: from Latin variāre to vary]

ran′dom var′iable

n. a statistical quantity that can take any of the values of a specified set in accordance with an associated probability distribution. Also called variate. [1935–40]

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variate - a variable quantity that is random chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variantvariable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

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(var'ē-āt), A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values; may be binary (that is, capable of taking on two values in a certain interval of values), continuous (i.e., capable of taking on all values in a certain interval of real values), or discrete (that is, capable of taking on a limited number of values in a certain interval of real values).

var·i·ate

(var'ē-āt) Measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values; may be binary, continuous, or discrete.

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noun a variable quantity that is random

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