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copula

/ˈkɒpjələ/ /ˈkɑpjələ/

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noun

Cópula

(grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.

Examples :

"In the sentence "The sky is blue," the word "is" functions as a copula, linking the subject "sky" to the predicate "blue." "

En la frase "El cielo es azul", la palabra "es" funciona como una cópula, que une el sujeto "cielo" con el predicado "azul".

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noun

Cópula

A function that represents the association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables.

Examples :

"The copula allowed researchers to model the relationship between students' test scores in math and science, even when the score distributions for each subject were different. "

La cópula permitió a los investigadores modelar la relación entre las puntuaciones de los estudiantes en matemáticas y ciencias, incluso cuando las distribuciones de puntuaciones para cada asignatura eran diferentes.

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noun

Acoplamiento

A device that connects two or more keyboards of an organ.

Examples :

"The organist used the copula to play the melody on the higher keyboard while simultaneously providing a bass line on the lower one. "

El organista usó el acoplamiento para tocar la melodía en el teclado superior mientras proporcionaba simultáneamente una línea de bajo en el inferior.

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Copulación, apareamiento

The act of copulation; mating.

Examples :

"The zookeepers carefully monitored the penguins' behavior, hoping to observe a successful copula that breeding season. "

Los cuidadores del zoológico monitorearon cuidadosamente el comportamiento de los pingüinos, con la esperanza de observar una cópula exitosa en esa temporada de reproducción.

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