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Definition of Coefficient of Variation

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Definition: The coefficient of variation is an attribute of a distribution: its standard deviation divided by its mean.

Example: In a series of wage distributions over time, the standard deviation may rise over time with inflation, but the coefficient of variation may not, and thus the fundamental inequality may not.(Econterms)

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