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correlate

correlate

2 7.0
A thing that is closely connected to another and changes with it
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːrəˌleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : correlato
  • Analysis suggests that both groups of managers see basic management skills as correlates of personal productivity.
  • neural correlates
  • acoustic correlates
  • victimization correlates

It appears as neural correlates in the brain.

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Examples

  • Among its objectives was to collect data on the correlates of low birth weight.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Additionally, self-esteem and depression, two important psychological correlates of anorexia and bulimia, will be investigated.

    Academic text (1991)
  • A variety of reaction time measures have been developed and studied as correlates of intelligence.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In addition, only limited knowledge of the correlates of satisfaction exists.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The strongest positive correlate with retention was the successful completion of a developmental reading course.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The empirical question asked is: What are the social correlates of these professional orientations?

    Academic text (1990)
  • Past research has also reported that gender tends to be an inconsistent correlate with parent-child agreement.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We identified individual, environmental, and policy-level correlates and highlighted areas for intervention.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Results are discussed in the context of leading research on the correlates of children's abilities.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In educational research, teachers often seek to identify the correlates of student performance to improve outcomes.

Synonyms

associate
vscorrelate
2 4.4

Something that happens at the same time as another thing

is more reciprocal and implies matching change rather than mere accompaniment
correlative
vscorrelate
1 7.7

One of two things that match or depend on each other

is about mutual correspondence especially for variables whose values change together
concomitant
vscorrelate
  • Formal
1 8.9

An event or situation that happens at the same time as another

focuses on close complementary relation and mutual change not only timing

How Related

to mirror
65 2.1
to co-vary
  • Specialized
8.2
correlate
  • Specialized
2 7.0

Surface Forms

correlate singular
correlates plural

Morphology

correlate = correlate (semi-transparent) = cor + relate

The noun is a substantivized use of the adjective correlate, so the relationship is fairly direct but somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Correlate (as a noun) names a thing that goes with another thing, and the word comes from parts meaning 'together' (cor-) and the idea in relate ('to show a connection'). That is why a correlate is something that appears or changes along with something else.