BusinessAugust 27, 2026

stationarity

stay-shuh-NAIR-ih-tee

Definition

The statistical property of a time series having a constant mean, variance, and autocorrelation over time.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'stationarius,' meaning 'standing still' or 'stationary,' combined with the suffix '-ity' to denote a state or quality.

In the news

The article notes that traditional models assume stationarity, which fails to account for the reality that modern financial markets are non-linear and constantly changing.

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