Correlation
[,kɒrə'leɪʃ(ə)n;-rɪ-] or [,kɔrə'leʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other.
(noun.) a reciprocal relation between two or more things.
Edited by Bonita--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases.
Editor: Ronda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:correspondence, interrelation, interdependence, mutuality, apposition
ANT:Contradiction, independence,[See LEARNED_and_RATIONAL]
Typist: Sol
Examples
- Standing behind them both, however, is the steam engine, and these three afford a beautiful illustration of the law of correlation of forces. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We shall presently see that simple inheritance often gives the false appearance of correlation. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Some other correlations are apparently due to the manner in which natural selection can alone act. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Edited by Josie