* - a zero-dimensional ndarray specifying degrees of freedom adjustment. Setting this parameter to a value other than `0` has the effect of adjusting the divisor during the calculation of the covariance according to `N-c` where `c` corresponds to the provided degrees of freedom adjustment. When computing the population covariance, setting this parameter to `0` is the standard choice (i.e., the provided arrays contain data constituting entire populations). When computing the unbiased sample covariance, setting this parameter to `1` is the standard choice (i.e., the provided arrays contain data sampled from larger populations; this is commonly referred to as Bessel's correction).
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