correlation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɑ.ɹəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle French corrélation. Morphologically correlate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
clear correlation
positive correlation
strong correlation
weak correlation
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(countable, uncountable) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
While there are physiological changes throughout the day that may influence how you handle things, there are bigger correlations between mental health and well-being and time of year, according to Rutledge.
2025 February 4, Madeline Holcombe, “Just deal with it in the morning. Your mental health will be better then, study suggests”, in CNN:For example, scientists can use data from larger studies about the correlation between antibody levels and vaccine efficacy in adults to make a prediction about vaccine efficacy in children.
2022 March 22, Tasnim Ahmed, “How protected are we against Covid-19? Scientists search for a test to measure immunity”, in CNN:
- (countable, uncountable) An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| correlations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
biocorrelation · correlational · correlationism · pseudocorrelation · Kendall rank correlation coefficient · correlationist · decorrelation · correntropy · crosscorrelation · discorrelation · correlation delta · correlationless · midcorrelation · correlation energy · corrgram · precorrelation · miscorrelation · transcorrelation · postcorrelation · Pearson correlation · correlogram · bicorrelation · tephrocorrelation · cross-correlation · Spearman's rank correlation coefficient · stereocorrelation · anticorrelation · autocorrelation · noncorrelation · equicorrelation · uncorrelation · intracorrelation · countercorrelation · correlation coefficient · intercorrelation · correlation function · multicorrelation
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
interrelation · reciprocation · mutuality · reciprocalness · interdependence · reciprocity · correlation
Translations (63)
fr corrélation (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · cmn 相关性 (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · be карэля́цыя (measure of relationship) · ja 相関 (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · id korelasi (measure of relationship) · it nesso (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · nn korrelasjon (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · pt correlação (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · fr corrélation (measure of relationship) · fi vastaavuussuhde (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · ckb ھاوپەیوەندی گۆڕاوەکان (measure of relationship) · ar اِرْتِبَاط (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · bg взаимна зависомост (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · it correlazione (measure of relationship) · bg корелация (measure of relationship) · uk кореля́ція (measure of relationship) · ru корреляция (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · ar اِرْتِبَاط (measure of relationship) · th สหสัมพันธ์ (measure of relationship) · uk кореля́ція (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · de Assoziation (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · it correlazione (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · el συσχέτιση (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · de Zusammenhang (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · nb korrelasjon (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · ro corelație (measure of relationship) · et korrelatsioon (measure of relationship) · nl correlatie (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · cs korelace (measure of relationship) · de Korrelation (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · hu korreláció (measure of relationship) · ca correlació (measure of relationship) · fi suhde (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · be узаемазалежнасць (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · fi vastaavuussuhde (measure of relationship) · ru взаимосвязь (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · nl correlatie (measure of relationship) · it corrispondenza (measure of relationship) · ka კორელაცია (measure of relationship) · pl korelacja (measure of relationship) · sv korrelation (measure of relationship) · ota نسبت (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · gv cocheintys (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · fa همبستگی (measure of relationship) · hu összefüggés (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · hi सहसंबंध (measure of relationship) · tr korelasyon (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · ru корреля́ция (measure of relationship) · id korelasi (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · ca correlació (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · hi सहसंबंध (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · eu korrelazio (measure of relationship) · es correlación (measure of relationship) · ru взаимозависимость (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · fi korrelaatio (measure of relationship) · es correlación (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · tl satugnay (measure of relationship) · fi riippuvuussuhde (measure of relationship) · ckb نێوانیەتی دووسەری (measure of relationship) · bg зависомост (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship) · de Korrelation (measure of relationship) · pt correlação (measure of relationship) · be узаемасувязь (a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship)