cyclostationary

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adjective

Having statistical properties that vary cyclically with time.

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Meanings

adjectivecyclostationary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving statistical properties that vary cyclically with time.

    Simulations show that cyclostationary detection outperforms energy detection in low SNRs in the sub-Nyquist regime.

    2016, Deborah Cohen, Yonina C. Eldar, “Sub-Nyquist Cyclostationary Detection for Cognitive Radio”, in arXiv
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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.

Origin

From cyclo- + stationary.

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Translations

Finnish syklostationaarinen
  • syklostationaarinenhaving cyclically varying properties
Cite this entry
APA

cyclostationary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclostationary

MLA

“cyclostationary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclostationary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclostationary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclostationary.

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