Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semivariance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-vari-ance
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the dispersion of those values that fall below the mean or target value of a data set

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English variance English semivariance From semi- + variance.

Inflected Forms

semivariances (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

semivariogram variance

Questions

What does semivariance mean?: A measure of the dispersion of those values that fall below the mean or target value of a data set
Where does semivariance come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English variance English semivariance From semi- + variance.

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