intercorrelate

verb

in·​ter·​cor·​re·​late ˌin-tər-ˈkȯr-ə-ˌlāt How to pronounce intercorrelate (audio)
-ˈkär-
intercorrelated; intercorrelating
1
intransitive, statistics : to exhibit correlation with each other
used of members of a group of variable and especially of independent variables
2
transitive, statistics : to correlate (members of a group of variables) with each other

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of intercorrelate was in 1866

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Cite this Entry

“Intercorrelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercorrelate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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