Etymology

semivariogram

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Today it means: A function of the spatial dependence of semivariance; a graph of this function. Full definition →

English variogram ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishvariogram
  6. English todaysemivariogram

From semi- + variogram.

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