autocorrelation

[ aw-toh-kawr-uh-ley-shuh n, -kor- ]
/ ˌɔ toʊˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, -ˌkɒr- /

noun Statistics.

the correlation of an ordered series of observations with the same series displaced by the same number of terms.

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Origin of autocorrelation

First recorded in 1945–50; auto-1 + correlation

Words nearby autocorrelation

autocoid, autocollimation, autocollimator, autocomplete, autocorrect, autocorrelation, autocracy, autocrat, autocratic, autocrine, autocrine hypothesis
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British Dictionary definitions for autocorrelation

autocorrelation
/ (ˌɔːtəʊˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən) /

noun statistics

the condition occurring when successive items in a series are correlated so that their covariance is not zero and they are not independentAlso called: serial correlation
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