COPULA

Copula

In linguistics, a copula is a word used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate, such as the word is in the sentence "The sky is blue." The word copula derives from the Latin noun for a "link" or "tie" that connects two different things.

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copula

Noun

  1. A word used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial); it serves to unite (or associate) the subject with the predicate. (e.g. be).
  2. A function that represents the association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables.
  3. A device that connects two or more keyboards of an organ


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