geostatistics

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noun

The application of statistics to geological observations

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Meanings

noungeostatistics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeographyThe application of statistics to geological observations

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Englishstatistics
  7. Englishgeostatistics

From geo- + statistics.

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Translations

Greek γεωστατιστική
  • γεωστατιστική (geostatistikí)Translations
Italian geostatistica
  • geostatisticaTranslations
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APA

geostatistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geostatistics

MLA

“geostatistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geostatistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geostatistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geostatistics.

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