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Variate vs Varying - What's the difference?

variate | varying |

As nouns the difference between variate and varying

is that variate is a measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values while varying is a kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.

As verbs the difference between variate and varying

is that variate is to alter; or vary; to make different while varying is .

variate

English

(wikipedia variate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values.
  • A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph.

    • See also

    * variable * bivariate * multivariate * univariate * variate in Wolfram - Mathworld

    Verb

    (variat)
  • To alter; or vary; to make different.
    • ----

    varying

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.
  • * 2012 , Patrick Cozzi, Christophe Riccio, OpenGL Insights
    • Another consideration to the relationship between vertex and fragment shaders is that adding too many additional varyings can be a drag on performance since they must all be interpolated