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Pearsonian

UK/pɪəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/pɪɹˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Pearsonian adjective: of or relating to Karl Pearson (1857–1936), English mathematician and biostatistician.

Adjective

Pearsonian (comparative more Pearsonian, superlative most Pearsonian)

  1. Of or relating to Karl Pearson (1857–1936), English mathematician and biostatistician
  2. Relating to a style of Canadian foreign policy associated with Lester B. Pearson

Forms of Pearsonian

comparativemore Pearsonian
superlativemost Pearsonian

Origin of Pearsonian

From Pearson + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Pearsonian

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Questions about Pearsonian

What does Pearsonian mean?
Pearsonian means of or relating to Karl Pearson (1857–1936), English mathematician and biostatistician.
What part of speech is Pearsonian?
Pearsonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Pearsonian?
Pearsonian is pronounced /pɪəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Pearsonian in the dictionary

  1. Pearson distributions
  2. Pearson syndrome
  3. Pearson's long-clawed shrew
  4. Pearson's long-clawed shrews
  5. Pearsondale
  6. Pearsonian
  7. Pearsonville
  8. pearst
  9. peart
  10. pearter
  11. peartest

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