Autocovariance
It measures how predictable a zero-mean random variable is from another zero-mean random variable. To define the zero-mean random variable, the mean is subtracted from the random variable.
The Variance is obtained when both time instants are equal:
Note that in a random signal, the mean and the variance are time functions. When the variance is zero, the spread around the mean is null, and a DETERMINISTIC signal is obtained.
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