co-vary

1. 1.

   vary in the same time period (of two random variables)

   Broadervary

   statistics

Questions about co-vary

What does co-vary mean?

co-vary means "vary in the same time period (of two random variables)".

How many syllables are in co-vary?

co-vary has 3 syllables and divides as co--va-ry under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is co-vary a common word?

co-vary is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.