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- [kawr-uh-ley-shuh n, kor-]
- /ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr-/
- /ˌkɒr.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-uh-ley-shuh n, kor-]
- /ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr-/
Definitions of correlation word
- countable noun correlation A correlation between things is a connection or link between them. 3
- noun correlation a mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more things 3
- noun correlation the act or process of correlating or the state of being correlated 3
- noun correlation the extent of correspondence between the ordering of two variables. Correlation is positive or direct when two variables move in the same direction and negative or inverse when they move in opposite directions 3
- noun correlation mutual relationship or connection 3
- noun correlation the degree of relative correspondence, as between two sets of data 3
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Origin of correlation
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65, correlation is from the Medieval Latin word correlātiōn- (stem of correlātiō). See cor-, relation
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Parts of speech for Correlation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
correlation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for correlation
noun correlation
- interrelationship — reciprocal relation.
- interaction — reciprocal action, effect, or influence.
- parallel — parallel processing
- correspondence — Correspondence is the act of writing letters to someone.
- interchange — to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.
Antonyms for correlation
noun correlation
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- disassociation — to dissociate.
- disconnection — the act of disconnecting.
- miscorrelation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
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