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decorrelation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /diːˌkɒɹəˈleɪʃən/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The reduction or removal of correlation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A process that reduces autocorrelation or cross-correlation (in electronics, cryptography, neurology etc.)

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English correlation English decorrelation From de- + correlation.