correlation

Meanings

Plural: correlations

Noun

• a reciprocal relation between two or more things
• a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
  • "what is the correlation between those two variables?"
• 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
• A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
• One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
• An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.

Synonyms

coefficient of correlation, correlation, correlation coefficient, correlational statistics, correlativity, interdependence, interrelation, mutuality, reciprocalness, reciprocation, reciprocity

Related Words

correlate