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anticorrelation

anticorrelation noun: negative or inverse correlation, a relationship in which one value increases as the other decreases.

Noun

anticorrelation (countable and uncountable, plural anticorrelations)

  1. Negative or inverse correlation, a relationship in which one value increases as the other decreases.

Forms of anticorrelation

pluralanticorrelations

Origin of anticorrelation

From anti- + correlation.

Words formed from anticorrelation

Questions about anticorrelation

What does anticorrelation mean?
Anticorrelation means negative or inverse correlation, a relationship in which one value increases as the other decreases.
What part of speech is anticorrelation?
Anticorrelation is a noun.
What is the plural of anticorrelation?
The plural of anticorrelation is anticorrelations.

Words near anticorrelation in the dictionary

  1. anticorporatists
  2. anticorrelate
  3. anticorrelated
  4. anticorrelates
  5. anticorrelating
  6. anticorrelation
  7. anticorrelations
  8. anticorrelative
  9. anticorrosion
  10. anticorrosive
  11. anticorrosives

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