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covariance.

A statistical measure defined as scriptstyle operatorname Cov(X,Y)= operatorname E((X-μ)(Y-ν)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values scriptstyle E(X),=,μ and scriptstyle E(Y),=,ν.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kəʊˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/UK/koʊˈvæɹ.i.əns/US/ˈkoʊˈvɛɹ.i.əns//kəʉˈveː.ɹi.əns/Australia
  1. A statistical measure defined as scriptstyle operatorname Cov(X,Y)= operatorname E((X-μ)(Y-ν)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values scriptstyle E(X),=,μ and scriptstyle E(Y),=,ν.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English variance English covariance From co- + variance.

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