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detrend

detrend verb: to manipulate (data) to remove overall long-term trends in order to emphasise other patterns.

Verb

detrend (third-person singular simple present detrends, present participle detrending, simple past and past participle detrended)

  1. (transitive) To manipulate (data) to remove overall long-term trends in order to emphasise other patterns.
    Synonyms:
    detrendize

Synonyms of detrend

Forms of detrend

third-person singular presentdetrends
present participledetrending
past participledetrended
pastdetrended

Origin of detrend

From de- + trend.

Questions about detrend

What does detrend mean?
Detrend means to manipulate (data) to remove overall long-term trends in order to emphasise other patterns.
What part of speech is detrend?
Detrend is a verb.
What is the past tense of detrend?
The past tense of detrend is detrended.

Words near detrend in the dictionary

  1. detrempes
  2. detrench
  3. detrenched
  4. detrenches
  5. detrenching
  6. detrend
  7. detrended
  8. detrending
  9. detrendization
  10. detrendize
  11. detrends

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