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var·i·ate

 (vâr′ē-ĭt, -āt′, văr′-)
n. Statistics
A single observed value of a random variable, considered to be one of many possible realizations.
[From Latin variātus, past participle of variāre, to vary; see vary.]
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variate

(ˈvɛərɪɪt)
n
1. (Statistics) statistics a random variable or a numerical value taken by it
2. a less common word for variant4
[C16: from Latin variāre to vary]
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ran′dom var′iable


n.
a statistical quantity that can take any of the values of a specified set in accordance with an associated probability distribution.
Also called variate.
[1935–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.variate - a variable quantity that is randomvariate - a variable quantity that is random  
chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variant
variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
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