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correlation

/kɒɹəˈleɪʃən/ /kɑɹəˈleɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.

Examples :

"There's a strong correlation between hours of study and test scores; students who study more tend to get better grades. "
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Related Words

Illustration statistical

statistical adjective

/stəˈtɪstɪkəl/

Of or pertaining to statistics.

"The teacher used statistical data to show how many students passed the math exam. "

Illustration reciprocal

reciprocal noun

/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/

The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.

"0.5 is the reciprocal of 2."

Illustration parallel

parallel noun

/ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/

One of a set of parallel lines.

"The train tracks are two parallel lines that run through the entire town. "

Illustration projective

projective noun

/prəˈdʒɛktɪv/ /proʊˈdʒɛktɪv/

An assessment test that presents subjects with some sort of stimulus to which they react by projecting or imagining details.

"Psychologists often use a projective like the Rorschach inkblot test to understand a person's underlying thoughts and feelings based on their interpretation of the ambiguous shapes. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration comparable

comparable noun

/kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/

Something suitable for comparison.

"The new student's performance was a comparable achievement to the top students. "

Illustration measures

measures noun

/ˈmɛʒəz/ /ˈmɛʒɚz/

A prescribed quantity or extent.

"The recipe calls for specific measures of flour and sugar. "

Illustration variables

variables noun

/ˈve(ə)riəb(ə)lz/

Something that is variable.

"The success of our bake sale depends on several variables, such as the weather and the number of people who attend. "

Illustration complementary

complementary noun

/ˌkɒmplɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ /ˌkɑmplɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

A complementary colour.

""In art class, we learned that blue is a complementary colour to orange." "

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

Illustration relationship

relationship noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

"My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. "