correlation
IPA: kɔrʌɫˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
- (statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
- (algebra) An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
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Examples of "correlation" in Sentences
- The article states the correlation as fact.
- One argues the causation of the correlation.
- The perturbation is the correlation potential.
- It is the dependence of the region that is the primary correlation.