polychoric
Of or pertaining to the use of more than one chorusOf or pertaining to the use of more than one chorus; that uses or is intended to use more than one chorus.
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2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the relationship between two latent variables, each assumed to have a normal distribution and associated with an ordinal variable.
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the use of more than one chorus; that uses or is intended to use more than one chorus.
Origin
From poly- + -choric. From pol-y + Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “field”) + -ic.From poly- + -choric.
From pol-y + Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “field”) + -ic.
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