covariance C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /koʊˈvɛriəns/ UK /kəʊˈvɛəriəns/ See IPA manual Meanings 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. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites contravariance Word family Derived forms covariant Related forms variancestatisticstensor Etymology From co- + variance. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # covariance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /koʊˈvɛriəns/ **IPA (UK):** /kəʊˈvɛəriəns/ ## Meanings 1. the way two quantities vary together; in mathematics and statistics, a measure or transformation property of such variation ## Examples - The table reports the covariance of the two variables. ## Antonyms - contravariance ## Derived Forms - covariant ## Related Forms - variance - statistics - tensor ## Etymology From co- + variance. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown