CORRELATION


Meaning of CORRELATION in English

[cor.re.la.tion] n [ML correlation-, correlatio, fr. L com- + relation-, relatio relation] (1561) 1: the state or relation of being correlated; specif: a relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance alone "the obviously high positive ~ between scholastic aptitude and college entrance --J. B. Conant"

2: the act of correlating -- cor.re.la.tion.al adj

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