decorrelating

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UK/diːˈkɒɹəleɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/

adjective

Tending to reduce the correlation between signals (in electronics, quantum mechanics, cryptography, neurology etc.)

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivedecorrelating (comparative more decorrelating, superlative most decorrelating)

comparative more decorrelating · superlative most decorrelating

  1. Tending to reduce the correlation between signals (in electronics, quantum mechanics, cryptography, neurology etc.)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishcorrelating
  8. Englishdecorrelating

From de- + correlating.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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