correlation

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #25937

Meanings

1

noun
A connection between two or more things in which they change together.

There is a clear correlation between smoking and lung disease.
2

noun
In statistics, a measure of how closely two variables change together.

The study found a positive correlation between income and life expectancy.

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Synonyms

2 noun · in statistics, a measure of... correlation coefficient

More interdependence interrelation mutualityreciprocalnessreciprocation reciprocity

Word family

Forms correlations

Derived forms anticorrelationautocorrelationbicorrelationbiocorrelationcorrelationalcorrelationismcorrelationistcorrelogramcorrentropycorrgramcountercorrelationcross-correlation

Related forms correlate

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Phrases (1)

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spurious correlation
an apparent relationship between variables caused by other factors rather than a direct connection

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French corrélation. Morphologically correlate + -ion.

corrélation Middle French

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# correlation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 25937

## Meanings
1. A connection between two or more things in which they change together.
2. In statistics, a measure of how closely two variables change together.

## Examples
- There is a clear correlation between smoking and lung disease.
- The study found a positive correlation between income and life expectancy.

## Synonyms
- interdependence
- interrelation
- mutuality
- reciprocalness
- reciprocation
- reciprocity

## Derived Forms
- anticorrelation
- autocorrelation
- bicorrelation
- biocorrelation
- correlational
- correlationism
- correlationist
- correlogram
- correntropy
- corrgram
- countercorrelation
- cross-correlation

## Related Forms
- correlate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corrélation

## Etymology
From Middle French corrélation. Morphologically correlate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Correlation is from Middle French corrélation. Morphologically correlate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include corrélation (Middle French). Current senses include a connection between two or more things in which they change together and in statistics, a measure of how closely two variables change together. The wider family includes derived forms such as anticorrelation, autocorrelation, bicorrelation, biocorrelation, and correlational; related words such as correlate.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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