homoscedasticity

noun ho·mo·sce·das·tic·i·ty \ˌhō-mō-si-ˌdas-ˈti-sə-tē, ˌhä-\

Definition of HOMOSCEDASTICITY

: the property of having equal statistical variances

— ho·mo·sce·das·tic \-ˈdas-tik\ adjective

hom- + Greek skedastikos able to disperse, from skedannynai to disperse

First Known Use: 1905

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