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adjective
un·cor·re·lat·ed
ˌən-ˈkȯr-ə-ˌlā-təd 
: having no mutual relationship : not affecting one through changes in the other : not correlated
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Scientific talent and basic human decency are, unfortunately, uncorrelated.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2013
While real estate may seem like the obvious investment to make when building one’s portfolio, land, specifically for agricultural purposes, is often an overlooked and uncorrelated asset class to explore.
—Jim O'brien, Forbes, 30 June 2022
Commercial insurance requires risks to be quite different: uncorrelated, uncertain, and unrising.
—Time, 27 Oct. 2022
It is also largely uncorrelated with macro crypto fluctuations, which can be harsh.
—Yec, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
Historically, insurance has protected against seemingly random and uncorrelated events, from car accidents to lightning strikes, kitchen fires, and burglary.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
There’s not a pattern to this, since the number of rules in the numerator and the number of laws in the denominator can fluctuate widely for uncorrelated or correlated reasons that graduate students could probably write dissertations about.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
The shift to longtermism, and the movement’s new proximity to wealth and power—developments that were not uncorrelated—generated internal discord.
—Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
Some alternative investments, however, are uncorrelated to the market, offering diversification benefits for investment portfolios.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 5 July 2022
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2013
While real estate may seem like the obvious investment to make when building one’s portfolio, land, specifically for agricultural purposes, is often an overlooked and uncorrelated asset class to explore.
—Jim O'brien, Forbes, 30 June 2022
Commercial insurance requires risks to be quite different: uncorrelated, uncertain, and unrising.
—Time, 27 Oct. 2022
It is also largely uncorrelated with macro crypto fluctuations, which can be harsh.
—Yec, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
Historically, insurance has protected against seemingly random and uncorrelated events, from car accidents to lightning strikes, kitchen fires, and burglary.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
There’s not a pattern to this, since the number of rules in the numerator and the number of laws in the denominator can fluctuate widely for uncorrelated or correlated reasons that graduate students could probably write dissertations about.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
The shift to longtermism, and the movement’s new proximity to wealth and power—developments that were not uncorrelated—generated internal discord.
—Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
Some alternative investments, however, are uncorrelated to the market, offering diversification benefits for investment portfolios.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 5 July 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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“Uncorrelated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncorrelated. Accessed 4 Feb. 2023.
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