standard deviation meaning

UK /ˈstændəd ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən/ US /ˈstændɚd ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/ 6 syllables

standard deviation (noun): the square root of the variance.

Definition of standard deviation

  1. the square root of the variance

    Type of: variance

How to pronounce standard deviation

standard deviation is pronounced /ˈstændəd ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən/ in British English and /ˈstændɚd ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/ in American English. It has 6 syllables.

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