CORRELATION Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

correlation

noun

Definition of correlation

as in relationship

the relation between things that happen or change together The study found no correlation between the popular diet and decreased risk of heart disease.

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Recent Examples of correlation These protective factors probably explain the correlation between household income and chatbot preference. — Alex Hartman, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 While correlations are never exact, this on its own speaks to major improvements in how teens are doing, not to mention the downstream and very positive effects of reduced usage in other aspects of life. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Turns out there is a rough correlation between the two, which implies that the Fed will have to add a full percentage point to rates in order to squash inflation. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 Its 40-day correlation to the S&P 500 is basically zero, the lowest since 2013. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for correlation

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The algorithm first fixes both cameras on a 3D point and determines the geometric relationship between the resulting images.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Bret decides to visit Matt’s father, who is surprisingly wistful about his missing son and their fractured relationship.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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He is best known for introducing the idea of dynamical similarity to cosmological systems — a mathematical realization of philosophical principles in physics.

— Big Think, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2026
There is no historical source that puts the similarity between the two diadems in writing.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

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