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lead-lag

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A cross-correlation of one leading variable with the values of another lagging variable at later times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often, uncountable, usually

Topics: economics, sciences

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Meaning 2

In helicopters, the movement of main rotor blades in the plane of rotation due to the inward and outward shifting of their centres of gravity as they flap up and down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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