time series
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noun
a set of observations, results, or other data obtained over a period of time, usually at regular intervals: Monthly sales figures, quarterly inventory data, and daily bank balances are all time series.
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Origin of time series
First recorded in 1890–95
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Examples from the Web for time series
It argues from the characteristics of pure time to the properties necessary to the empirical representation of the time-series.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp SmithHistory has its time-series, geography its network of spatial relations.
Outlines of Educational Doctrine|John Frederick HerbartIn the previous lecture I sketched how the principle was applied to obtain the time-series.
The Concept of Nature|Alfred North Whitehead
British Dictionary definitions for time series
time series
noun
statistics a series of values of a variable taken in successive periods of time
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