Word: covariance
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
var
i
ance
Definition: A statistical measure defined as \scriptstyle\operatorname{Cov}(X, Y) = \operatornameE((X - \mu) (Y - \nu)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values \scriptstyle E(X)\,=\,\mu and \scriptstyle E(Y)\,=\,\nu.
Morphemes:
Affix: co-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: to the same degree
Etymology Compounds: Affix: co-
Language: la
Decoded: co-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: to the same degree
Affix: variance
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The second central moment in probability.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: variaunce
Language: la
Decoded: variaunce
PoS: Noun
Meaning: obsolete form of variance.