multigroup

adjective

mul·​ti·​group ˌməl-tē-ˈgrüp How to pronounce multigroup (audio)
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: including, involving, or relating to more than one group
… the choir recently joined two other Seattle bell choirs for their first-ever multigroup performance.Rosemary Ponnekanti
specifically : relating to methods of statistical analysis in which data points are divided into two or more groups and the overall characteristics of each group compared to those of the other group or groups
Assessment of the relationships between the three models was performed by a multigroup analysis procedure … Yann Truong

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multigroup was in 1899

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“Multigroup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multigroup. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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