Cyclostationary

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having statistical properties that vary cyclically with time. not-comparable

    "The maximum daily temperature in New York City can be modelled as a cyclostationary process: the maximum temperature on July 21 is statistically different from the temperature on December 20, but it is a reasonable approximation that the temperature on December 20 of different years has identical statistics."

Example

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"The maximum daily temperature in New York City can be modelled as a cyclostationary process: the maximum temperature on July 21 is statistically different from the temperature on December 20, but it is a reasonable approximation that the temperature on December 20 of different years has identical statistics."

Etymology

From cyclo- + stationary.

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