VARIATE

Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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



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