scedasticity

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noun

The distribution of error terms. Error terms are distributed either randomly and with constant variance (homoscedasticity) or with some kind of pattern (heteroscedasticity).

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Meanings

nounscedasticity (countable and uncountable, plural scedasticities)

plural scedasticities

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsThe distribution of error terms. Error terms are distributed either randomly and with constant variance (homoscedasticity) or with some kind of pattern (heteroscedasticity).

Origin

From scedastic + -ity.

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Translations

French scédasticité
  • scédasticitédistribution of error terms
Italian schedasicità
  • schedasicitàdistribution of error terms
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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