Spearman noun². ['spɪǝmǝn] E20.
[Charles Edward Spearman (1863-1945), English psychologist.]
Statistics. Used attrib. and in possess. to designate a product-moment correlation coefficient devised by Spearman as a measure of the degree of agreement between two rankings (symbol ρ or R).

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spearman noun¹. ['spɪǝmǝn] Pl. -men. ME.
[from SPEAR noun¹ + MAN noun.]
1. A soldier or warrior armed with a spear; a person who carries or uses a spear. arch. ME.

2. A royal or civic officer bearing a spear. Long rare. M17.

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