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prewhiten

prewhiten verb: to modify (a data set) to make the samples statistically independent, analogous to white noise.

Verb

prewhiten (third-person singular simple present prewhitens, present participle prewhitening, simple past and past participle prewhitened)

  1. (transitive) To modify (a data set) to make the samples statistically independent, analogous to white noise.

Forms of prewhiten

third-person singular presentprewhitens
present participleprewhitening
past participleprewhitened
pastprewhitened

Origin of prewhiten

From pre- + whiten.

Questions about prewhiten

What does prewhiten mean?
Prewhiten means to modify (a data set) to make the samples statistically independent, analogous to white noise.
What part of speech is prewhiten?
Prewhiten is a verb.
What is the past tense of prewhiten?
The past tense of prewhiten is prewhitened.

Words near prewhiten in the dictionary

  1. Prewetts
  2. prewhip
  3. prewhipped
  4. prewhipping
  5. prewhips
  6. prewhiten
  7. prewhitened
  8. prewhitening
  9. prewhitens
  10. prewillingness
  11. prewind

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