It seems to me that Wolfram is following yet another path. From 
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Autocorrelation.html and more importantly 
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Cross-Correlation.html, equation (5):

z_mathworld[k] = sum_n conj(a[n]) * v[n+k] 
        = conj( sum_n a[n] * conj(v[n+k]) )
        = conj( z_numpyDocstring[k] )
        = conj( z_numpyCode[-k] )

is the conjugate of what the numpy docstring says. So, now we have at least 
three definitions to chose from :-)

Cheers,
        Bernhard

On 09.10.2013, at 22:19, David Goldsmith <d.l.goldsm...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks like Wolfram MathWorld would favor the docstring, but the possibility 
> of a "use-domain" dependency seems plausible (after all, a similar dilemma is 
> observed, e.g., w/ the Fourier Transform)--I guess one discipline's future is 
> another discipline's past. :-)
> 
> http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Autocorrelation.html
> 

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