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vary vs co-vary

co-vary vs vary

vary and co-vary both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vary No No Yes No
co-vary No No Yes No
As verbs, co-vary is a hyponym of vary; that is, co-vary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vary:
  • vary: be subject to change in accordance with a variable
  • co-vary: vary in the same time period (of two random variables)
Other hyponyms of vary include drift.
vary (verb) co-vary (verb)
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence vary in the same time period (of two random variables)
make something more diverse and varied
be at variance with; be out of line with
be subject to change in accordance with a variable
Difference between vary and co-vary

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