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
This correlation suggests that air monitoring systems could be an effective form of public health used to warn people of rising risks of respiratory viruses.
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025
Vehicle age has no correlation with mileage because the annual miles a driver accumulates can vary.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Conversely, negative correlations suggest a competitive or inhibitory relationship, pointing to the potential for gut fungi to influence bacterial populations and vice versa.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
The findings revealed a strong negative correlation between frequent AI use and critical thinking performance.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025
Vehicle age has no correlation with mileage because the annual miles a driver accumulates can vary.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Conversely, negative correlations suggest a competitive or inhibitory relationship, pointing to the potential for gut fungi to influence bacterial populations and vice versa.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
The findings revealed a strong negative correlation between frequent AI use and critical thinking performance.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlation
Noun
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After Cierra returned from Casa, Nic resumed his relationship with her.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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As Americans celebrated a long Independence Day weekend, they were treated to a few noteworthy displays of festivity and fireworks in the ever-fascinating relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
Noun
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That event contained eerie similarities to the flood that occurred over the weekend, when slow-moving thunderstorms trained over a large area of the Hill Country during the late evening of July 16, 1987.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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The storyline seemed to have similarities to what happened on your season of The Bachelorette.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 July 2025
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“Correlation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlation. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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