in a study, a variable (= a quantity that can change) that may affect the result of what is being studied:

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/220172/covariateRSS for NodeWed, 22 Jul 2026 01:26:50 GMTWed, 09 Jun 2021 00:24:31 GMT60An independent variable that can influence the outcome of a given statistical trial, but which is not of direct interest.

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