Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrachoric

/ˌtɛtrəˈkɔːɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tet-ra-chor-ic
IPA: /ˌtɛtrəˈkɔːɹɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between two dichotomous variables

Example Sentences

"Each rho (ρ) represents the conditional tetrachoric correlation for each pair of outcomes, measuring the extent to which the two outcomes would covary if unobserved characteristics of an individual were indeed observed."

Etymology

From tetra- + Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros) + -ic. First used in statistical theory in the early 20th century.

Frequently Paired Words

polychoric

Questions

How do you pronounce tetrachoric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛtrəˈkɔːɹɪk/.
What does tetrachoric mean?: Between two dichotomous variables
Where does tetrachoric come from?: From tetra- + Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros) + -ic. First used in statistical theory in the early 20th century.

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