noun
- a random variable or a value that it takes
Usage: statistics; mathematics
verb
- to change or cause to change; to vary
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The researcher analyzed each variate in the data set.
- Temperature is an important variate in this climate study.
- The statistician plotted the distribution of the variate.
- Multiple variates were considered in the regression analysis.
- The conditions variate depending on the season.
- Weather patterns variate significantly across regions.