Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varimax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vari-max
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a rotation that maximizes the sum of the variances of the squared loadings, often used in surveys to see how groupings of questions measure the same concept.

Etymology

From variance and maximize.

Questions

What does varimax mean?: Describing a rotation that maximizes the sum of the variances of the squared loadings, often used in surveys to see how groupings of questions measure the same concept.
Where does varimax come from?: From variance and maximize.

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