The correlation function of gravitational deflection angles of light paths is investigated in a simplified cosmological model universe. Under several reasonable assumptions, an analytic formula for the correlation function is derived. The implication for the cosmic microwave background anisotropy and the distance defined by the observed angular (linear) scale of a source is also discussed.
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