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autocorrelation

n. the situation in which successive values of a variable measured over time are correlated with other values of the same series separated from them by a specific interval. This often occurs with economic or demographic data. Autocorrelations are generally assumed to be linear relationships and may be presented graphically in an autocorrelogram or formulaically in an autocorrelation function. Also called serial correlation. See time-series analysis.

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planned obsolescence theory

planned obsolescence theory

see genetic programming theory.