"autocorrelate" meaning in English

See autocorrelate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: autocorrelates [present, singular, third-person], autocorrelating [participle, present], autocorrelated [participle, past], autocorrelated [past]
Etymology: auto- + correlate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|correlate}} auto- + correlate Head templates: {{en-verb}} autocorrelate (third-person singular simple present autocorrelates, present participle autocorrelating, simple past and past participle autocorrelated)
  1. (transitive, signal processing) To cross-correlate (a signal) with itself. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Signal processing Related terms: autocorrelation

Inflected forms

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