covariance

covariance
co·var·i·ance (ko-vārґe-əns) [co- + variance] in statistics, a measure of the tendency of two random variables to vary together: the expected value of the product of the deviations of corresponding values of the variables from their respective means. It may be positive, with both variables increasing or decreasing together; negative, with one variable decreasing as the other increases; or zero, with one variable unaffected by changes in the other.

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