correlation
Syllables: cor·re·la·tion/ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/US/ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
correlation noun: a reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
Noun
correlation (countable and uncountable, plural correlations)
- A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
- clear correlation
- positive correlation
- One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
- For example, scientists can use data from larger studies about the correlation between antibody levels and vaccine efficacy in adults to make a prediction about vaccine efficacy in children.2022 March 22, Tasnim Ahmed, “How protected are we against Covid-19? Scientists search for a test to measure immunity”, in CNN
- While there are physiological changes throughout the day that may influence how you handle things, there are bigger correlations between mental health and well-being and time of year, according to Rutledge.2025 February 4, Madeline Holcombe, “Just deal with it in the morning. Your mental health will be better then, study suggests”, in CNN
- An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
correlation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
correlation in Hindi
- measure of relationship
- सहसंबंध sahsambandh
- a reciprocal, parallel, or complementary relationship
- सहसंबंध sahsambandh
correlation in Tamil
- ஒட்டுறவு, உடனுறவு, இயைபுபடுத்தல், தொடர்புபடுத்துதல், இடைத்தொடர்பு
correlation in Urdu
- لاگ, نسبت
correlation in Bengali
- অনুবন্ধ
More languagesFewer languages
- correlation in Telugu
- సహసంబంధం
- correlation in Malayalam
- സംബന്ധം, ബന്ധം, പരസ്പരബന്ധം, പരസ്പര സംബന്ധം
- correlation in Kannada
- ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸಂಬಂಧ, ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಾವಲಂಬನ
- correlation in Gujarati
- સહસંબંધ
- correlation in Nepali
- सहसंबंध
- correlation in Tagalog
- satugnay
- correlation in Arabic
- اِرْتِبَاط irtibāṭ
- correlation in Indonesian
- korelasi
- correlation in Persian
- همبستگی hambastagi
- correlation in Thai
- สหสัมพันธ์ sà-hà-sǎm-pan
Examples of correlation in a sentence
- Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.
- However, as scientists and others who reject fallacious inferences point out, correlation is not causation.
- There was no correlation between adherence and biofilm production among invasive isolates.
Synonyms of correlation
Forms of correlation
| plural | correlations |
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Origin of correlation
From Middle French corrélation. Morphologically correlate + -ion.
Words formed from correlation
- anticorrelation
- autocorrelation
- bicorrelation
- biocorrelation
- correlational
- correlation coefficient
- correlation delta
- correlation energy
- correlation function
- correlationism
- correlationist
- correlationless
- correlogram
- correntropy
- corrgram
- countercorrelation
- cross-correlation
- crosscorrelation
- decorrelation
- discorrelation
- equicorrelation
- intercorrelation
- intracorrelation
- Kendall rank correlation coefficient
- midcorrelation
- miscorrelation
- multicorrelation
- noncorrelation
- Pearson correlation
- postcorrelation
- precorrelation
- pseudocorrelation
- Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
- stereocorrelation
- tephrocorrelation
- transcorrelation
- uncorrelation
Phrases with correlation
Words that rhyme with correlation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about correlation
- What does correlation mean?
- Correlation means a reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
- What is correlation in Hindi?
- Correlation in Hindi is सहसंबंध (sahsambandh). See Correlation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is correlation?
- Correlation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce correlation?
- Correlation is pronounced /ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of correlation?
- The plural of correlation is correlations.
Words near correlation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: correlation (page history and authors); correlation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correlation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correlation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correlation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); correlation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); correlation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correlation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); correlation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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