correlation
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correlation
- /ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ˌkɑ.ɹəˈleɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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From Middle French corrélation. Morphologically correlate + -ion.
noun correlations
- A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects. clear correlation
- One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship. 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.
- An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
Similar: correlation, interdependence, interrelation, mutuality, reciprocalness, reciprocity, reciprocation
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noun
Similar: correlation, interdependence, interrelation, mutuality, reciprocalness, reciprocity, reciprocation
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noun measure of relationship
| Español | correlación |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सहसंबंध sahsambandh |
| Português | correlação |
| Français | corrélation |
| Deutsch | Korrelation |
| Italiano | correlazione, corrispondenza |
| Română | corelație |
| Русский | корреля́ция korreljácija |
| العربية | اِرْتِبَاط irtibāṭ |
noun a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship
| Español | correlación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 相関 sōkan |
| 中文 | 相关性 xiāngguānxìng |
| हिन्दी | सहसंबंध sahsambandh |
| Português | correlação |
| Français | corrélation |
| Deutsch | Korrelation, Assoziation, Zusammenhang |
| Italiano | correlazione, nesso |
| Ελληνικά | συσχέτιση syschétisi |
| Русский | корреляция korreljacija, взаимосвязь vzaimosvjazʹ, взаимозависимость vzaimozavisimostʹ |
| العربية | اِرْتِبَاط irtibāṭ |
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title = {correlation},
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