US /koʊˈvɛriəns/ UK /kəʊˈvɛəriəns/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the way two quantities vary together; in mathematics and statistics, a measure or transformation property of such variation

    The table reports the covariance of the two variables.

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Derived forms covariant
Related forms variancestatisticstensor

Etymology

From co- + variance.

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