Autocorrelation

/ˌɔːtəʊkɒrəˈleɪʃən/ noun

A statistical measure showing how much a time series or signal is correlated with itself at different time lags or intervals.

From auto- (self) + correlation (from Latin correlatus). A crucial term in modern statistics, signal processing, and data analysis since the mid-20th century.

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