variate

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UK/ˈvɛə.ɹi.eɪt/UK/ˈvɛə.ɹi.ɪt//ˈvɛɹ.i.ɪt/US, dialectal/ˈvæɹ.i.ɪt/

noun

Random variable.

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random variablevariantstochastic variablechance variable
OriginLatin variatus →
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Meanings

nounvariate (plural variates)

plural variates

  1. mathematicsRandom variable.
  2. A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values.
  3. A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph.
  4. The measured magnitude of a variable.
verbvariate (third-person singular simple present variates, present participle variating, simple past and past participle variated)

present singular third person variates · participle present variating · participle past variated · past variated

  1. ambitransitiveTo alter; to vary; to make or become different.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna variable quantity that is random

Similar
random variablevariantstochastic variablechance variable
Broader
variablevariable quantity
Also see
alterrandom variablevariant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvariatus
  2. Englishvariate

From Latin variatus, past participle of variare. See vary.

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APA

variate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variate

MLA

“variate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “variate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variate.

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