multivariable

adjective

mul·​ti·​var·​i·​able ˌməl-tē-ˈver-ē-ə-bəl How to pronounce multivariable (audio)
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Requiring state and local government to begin using better, multivariable data to project housing demand and pare back regulation to allow producers to meet that demand more efficiently isn’t a stretch at all. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 That’s a problem for any network that tries to use the theorem to re-create the multivariable function. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024 Normally Don Beyer doesn’t bring his multivariable calculus textbook to work, but his final exam was coming up that weekend. Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022 Nonetheless, both recent studies did include multivariable adjustments intended to limit confounders. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2021 Leading a healthy, sustainable, people-centric organization that is continuously competitive in the marketplace requires some serious multivariable calculus. Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021 Quantum computers are expected to solve multivariable constrained optimizations with relative ease. Ari Zoldan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021 Instruction and practice modules offer measurement and geometry for kindergartners and college-level multivariable calculus, art history, computer programming and global finance. Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2018 Complete high school math, including calculus, in middle school and devote high school to more complex subjects: multivariable calculus, abstract algebra, probability, game theory and other college subjects. Jay Mathews, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multivariable was in 1930

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“Multivariable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multivariable. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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