Associations to the word «Copula»

COPULA, noun. (linguistics) (grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.

COPULA, noun. (statistics) A function that represents the association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables.

COPULA, noun. (music) A device that connects two or more keyboards of an organ.

COPULA, noun. An equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence.