title: Algorithm to Match Time Dependent (1D) Signals
body: <p>I was wondering if someone could point me to an algorithm/technique that is used to compare time dependent signals. Ideally, this hypothetical algorithm would take in 2 signals as inputs and return a number that would be the percentage similarity between the signals (0 being that the 2 signals are statistically unrelated and 1 being that they are a perfect match).</p>
  
  <p>Of course, I realize that there are problems with my request, namely that I'm not sure how to properly define 'similarity' in the context of comparing these 2 signals, so if someone could also point me in the right direction (as to what I should look up/know, etc.), I'd appreciate it as well.</p>