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subcovariance

subcovariance noun: the covariance between two variables after the effects of one or more other variables have been removed or controlled for.

Noun

subcovariance (uncountable)

  1. The covariance between two variables after the effects of one or more other variables have been removed or controlled for.
    • An optimal regularity bound for the subcovariance operators is proven.2015, Eris Runa, “Finite range decomposition for a general class of elliptic operators”, in arXiv

Origin of subcovariance

From sub- + covariance.

Questions about subcovariance

What does subcovariance mean?
Subcovariance means the covariance between two variables after the effects of one or more other variables have been removed or controlled for.
What part of speech is subcovariance?
Subcovariance is a noun.

Words near subcovariance in the dictionary

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