Definition of "antithetic"

antithetic

adjective
comparative more antithetic, superlative most antithetic
1. diametrically opposed
2. antithetical
noun
plural antithetics
1. (statistics) Short for antithetic variate.
  Quotations
  Unlike antithetics, a control variable can be used for any attribute of the random variable Y that is being simulated […]
  2017, P. W. A. Lewis, Ed McKenzie, Simulation Methodology for Statisticians, Operations Analysts, and Engineers