The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
variate (plural variates)
A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values.
A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph.
The measured magnitude of a variable.
variate (third-person singular simple present variates, present participle variating, simple past and past participle variated)
(ambitransitive) To alter; to vary; to make or become different.
Source: Wiktionary
Va"ri*ate, v. t. & i. Etym: [L. variatus, p. p. of variare. See Vary.]
Definition: To alter; to make different; to vary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2025
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.