random variate
1Random variate — A random variate is a particular outcome of a random variable: the random variates which are other outcomes of the same random variable would have different values. Random variates are used when simulating processes driven by random influences… …
2variate — [ver′ēit, var′ēit] n. 1. VARIANT 2. VARIABLE (n. 1) 3. RANDOM VARIABLE …
3random variable — noun a variable quantity that is random (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑variate, ↑variant, ↑stochastic variable, ↑chance variable • Derivationally related forms: ↑vary (for: ↑ …
4random variable — Statistics. a quantity that takes any of a set of values with specified probabilities. Also called variate. [1935 40] * * * In statistics, a function that can take on either a finite number of values, each with an associated probability, or an… …
5random variable — noun Date: 1937 a variable that is itself a function of the result of a statistical experiment in which each outcome has a definite probability of occurrence called also variate …
6variate — noun Date: 1909 random variable …
7variate — /vair ee it, ayt /, n. 1. Statistics. See random variable. 2. variant. [1810 20; < L variatus ptp. of variare to VARY; see ATE1] * * * …
8variate — A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values; may be binary ( i.e., capable of taking on two values in a certain interval of values), continuous (i.e., capable of taking on all values in a certain interval of real values), or… …
9random variable — ran′dom var′iable n. sta a statistical quantity that can take any of the values of a specified set in accordance with an associated probability distribution Also called variate Etymology: 1935–40 …
10variate — var•i•ate [[t]ˈvɛər i ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] n. sta random variable • Etymology: 1810–20; < L …
