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correlate

correlate

7.0
Closely connected so one thing changes when another does
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔːrəˌleɪt/
translation icon : correlacionado
  • The temperature and ice cream sales are closely correlated; when the weather is hot, more people buy ice cream.

Examples

  • When they're perfectly correlated, once I know X, then I also know Theta and the two random variables are linearly related.

  • So the world is much more correlated than we give credit to.

  • Isolating a single moment of Saint John's story in the context of a private, devotional manuscript that did not contain a correlate text, in other words, must have been the product of a highly specific and personal request.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Researchers found that sleep quality and cognitive performance are strongly correlated, suggesting that better sleep leads to improved focus.

  • In this study, a greater number of hours spent exercising was positively correlated with lower stress levels among participants.

Synonyms

related
vscorrelate
2.3

Connected by topic or cause, like documents about the same event

means a tighter two-way change link, not just any connection
related to
vscorrelate
484 2.0

Connected with or about something

refers specifically to mutual changes rather than general connection
interrelated
vscorrelate
2 4.3

Connected so that each part affects the others

focuses more on paired change where one varies with the other
correlative
vscorrelate
2 7.2

Showing a matching, two-way relationship with something else

is about mutual change in values rather than grammatical pairing
correlational
vscorrelate
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Relating to a connection between two things shown by data

describes the actual mutual change between items rather than the analysis method
correlated
vscorrelate
5.3

A connection between two things where changes in one link to changes in the other

is the same idea but often used as the general entry word

How Related

correlate
7.0
related
2.3
unrelated
94 3.5

Surface Forms

correlate positive

Morphology

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

The prefix cor- and the base relate are recognizable, but the reciprocal sense is somewhat specialized and the prefix is an assimilated form of co-.

Etymology

Correlate used as an adjective comes from the same parts meaning 'together' (cor-) and the idea in relate, so it describes things that are connected and often change together.