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copula Definition

copu·la (käpyo̵̅o̅ lə, -yə-)

noun pl. -·las

something that connects or links together; specif.,

  1. Gram. linking verb
  2. Logic the connecting link between the subject and predicate of a proposition

Etymology: L, a band, link (earlier *co-apula) < co-, together + apere, to join: see apt

copula Related Forms

copu·lar adjective

copula Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

double: However in the new case of double copula preceding predicate adjective, the tendency would possibly be to create an inseparable reduplicated form.

Modifies a noun

  • function: Nonparametric estimation of the copula function using Bernstein polynomials is studied.
  • approach: The paper then proceeds by applying the copula approach to construct models for data that may suffer from selectivity bias.

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