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cross-correlation

British

noun

statistics the correlation between two sequences of random variables in a time series

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The research team used a method called pixel cross-correlation to examine the video frame by frame and measure how the ground shifted.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The second pioneering tool employed was a novel application of cross-correlation to measure neuronal connectivity within a multi-electrode array system.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

These fits are for illustration purposes; the actual model maximized the cross-correlation of PSTHs by aligning them to a linear combination of tpress, trelease, and f.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

This procedure was repeated for each of the 10 pairs of PSTHs, and the values of cross-correlation were averaged across all pairs.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

Here we have a direct relationship, and one which at first sight appears to be exclusive of cross-correlation.

From Territory in Bird Life by Howard, H. Eliot

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