VARIATE

v.t. 1. To alter; to make different.
2. To vary. [A bad word. ]

VARIATE

Va "ri *ate, v. t. & i. Etym: [L. variatus, p. p. of variare. See Vary. ]

variate

var i ate |ˈve (ə )rē -it, -ˌāt ˈvɛriət | ▶noun another term for random variable.

variate

variate |ˈvɛːrɪət | ▶noun Statistics a quantity having a numerical value for each member of a group, especially one whose values occur according to a frequency distribution. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin variatus ‘diversified ’, past participle of variare (see vary ).

variateur

variateur n. m. Dispositif électrique permettant de faire varier le flux lumineux d ’un appareil d ’éclairage. : Le variateur (et non *dimmer ) d ’une lampe à halogène. SYNONYME gradateur (de lumière ).