variatenoun [ C ]
/ˈveə.ri.ət//ˈver.i.ət/specializeda quantity that can take the value of any member of a particular set (= group):
The analyses were carried out in a series of steps. All variates were first screened for outliers and for normality.
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- For most variates the values analysed were the sum of the values determined during the period of analysis.
- Of the thirty-nine main effects tested (13 variates, three treatments) only four showed significant effects at the 5 % probability level.
- The dimension of each item measured is called the variate and may be any physical quantity.
- These models have variates that are serially dependent but nevertheless unforecastable.
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