Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Multivariate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
A vector, each of whose elements is a variate.
"The statistical model required a multivariate input where every single element represented a distinct measured variable within the dataset."
pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables
"The statistical model is multivariate because it analyzes how housing prices change simultaneously based on square footage, neighborhood location, and age of the property."
Having or involving multiple variables.
"The researcher decided to run a multivariate analysis because her study involved more than just age and income as influencing factors."