homoscedasticity

noun

ho·​mo·​sce·​das·​tic·​i·​ty ˌhō-mō-si-ˌda-ˈsti-sə-tē 

ˌhä-

: the property of having equal statistical variances (see variance sense 5) compare heteroscedasticity

homoscedastic

ˌhō-mō-si-ˈda-stik 

ˌhä-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

homoscedastic "having equal statistical variances" (from homo- + Greek skedastós "that may be dispersed, divisible," verbal adjective of skedánnȳmi, skedánnȳnai "to disperse, scatter, shatter" —of uncertain origin— -ic entry 1) + -ity — more at heteroscedasticity

Note: See note at heteroscedasticity.

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for homoscedasticity

• carcinogenicity
• cardiotoxicity
• hepatotoxicity
• hydroelectricity
• immunogenicity
• teratogenicity
• tumorigenicity
• viscoelasticity
• analyticity
• anharmonicity
• antigenicity
• automaticity