 Complex covariance (source code)

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= Complex covariance
{title2=$\operatorname{Cov}_{\mathbb C}(Z,W)$}

= Hermitian covariance
{synonym}

For square-integrable complex <random variables>, the Hermitian covariance is $\operatorname{Cov}_{\mathbb C}(Z,W)=\mathbb E[(Z-\mathbb EZ)\overline{(W-\mathbb EW)}]$. Its diagonal is nonnegative and equals $\mathbb E|Z-\mathbb EZ|^2$. The conjugation distinguishes it from the <pseudo-covariance>.

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