multicollinearity

noun

mul·​ti·​col·​lin·​ear·​i·​ty

"+kəˌlinēˈarə̇tē,

-kä-

plural -es

: the existence of such a high degree of correlation between supposedly independent variables being used to estimate a dependent variable that the contribution of each independent variable to variation in the dependent variable cannot be determined

Word History

Etymology

multi- + collinear + -ity

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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