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covariance

/koʊˈvæɹ.i.əns/

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What does covariance mean?

noun

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

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/koʊˈvæɹ.i.əns/

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