Meaning & use
covary
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To vary together in a related or correlated way, such that changes in one quantity are accompanied by changes in another.
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The researchers found that stress levels and blood pressure tend to covary throughout the day.
The two stocks covary closely, rising and falling in tandem.
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Common in statistics and psychology, where "covariance" measures how much two variables change together.
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