1. present participle of covary; to vary together or in relation to each other
Usage: commonly used in statistics, mathematics, and scientific contexts

1. characterized by or exhibiting covariation; changing in a related or dependent manner
Usage: technical term used in statistics and research methodology

Examples

• In the study, student motivation and test scores were covarying factors.
• The researchers analyzed covarying variables to understand their relationship.
• Temperature and ice cream sales are covarying in the summer months.
• The statistical model accounts for covarying predictors.
• These covarying measurements suggest a strong connection between the two phenomena.
• We used covariance analysis to examine how the variables were covarying.