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covariance definition

co·vari·ance (kō′ver′ē əns, kō′ver′-)

noun

Statistics a measure of the relationship between two variables whose values are observed at the same time; specif., the average value of the product of the two variables diminished by the product of their average values

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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