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autocorrelation

noun
au路​to路​cor路​re路​la路​tion | \ 藢券-t艒-藢k券r-蓹-藞l膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce autocorrelation (audio) , -藢k盲r-\

Definition of autocorrelation

: the correlation between paired values of a function of a mathematical or statistical variable taken at usually constant intervals that indicates the degree of periodicity of the function

First Known Use of autocorrelation

1933, in the meaning defined above

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