Where does “semivariance” come from?

semivariance (English) comes from English variance, from Middle English variance, from Old French variance, from Latin variantia — nominative neuter plural of variāns; accusative...

semivariance (English): A measure of the dispersion of those values that...

Definitions

  1. A measure of the dispersion of those values that...

Ancestry of “semivariance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvarianceThe act of varying or the state of being...
2Middle Englishvariance—
3Old Frenchvariance—
4Latinvariantianominative neuter plural of variāns; accusative...
Every word from Latin variantia →Every word from Old French variance →Every word from Middle English variance →
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