Associations to the word «Variate»

Wiktionary

VARIATE, noun. A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values.
VARIATE, noun. A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph.
VARIATE, verb. (transitive) To alter; or vary; to make different.

Dictionary definition

VARIATE, noun. A variable quantity that is random.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke