Definition of Covariance

1. Noun. (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means.

Category relationships: Statistics
Generic synonyms: Variance
Derivative terms: Co-vary, Covariant, Covariation

Definition of Covariance

1. Noun. (statistics) A statistical measure defined as \scriptstyle\operatorname{Cov}(X, Y) = \operatorname{E}((X - \mu) (Y - \nu)) given two real-valued random variables ''X'' and ''Y'', with expected values \scriptstyle E(X)\,=\,\mu and \scriptstyle E(Y)\,=\,\nu. ¹

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Definition of Covariance

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covalently closed circular DNA
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