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pearsonian

/pɪɹˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pear-so-ni-an
IPA
/pɪɹˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Karl Pearson (1857–1936), English mathematician and biostatistician

adj

Relating to a style of Canadian foreign policy associated with Lester B. Pearson

Etymology

From Pearson + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɪɹˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /pɪəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Pearsonian (comparative) most Pearsonian (superlative)

Rhymes With

non-newtonian sheldonian curonian lesvonian sotonian swindonian warringtonian manzonian frederictonian charlottetonian blytonian montegonian

Questions

How do you pronounce pearsonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɪɹˈsoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does pearsonian mean?
Of or relating to Karl Pearson (1857–1936), English mathematician and biostatistician
Where does pearsonian come from?
From Pearson + -ian.

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