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 pre-2018 correlation tracks steadily downward as unemployment rises, with an 8% unemployment rate resulting in a -4% change to the deficit.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Statistical correlations were used to explore how specific gut microbes related to chemical changes in the brain.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
More generally, Europeans' personal happiness levels have seemingly gravitated away from church and children, the traditional sources of meaning, and toward a discomfiting positive correlation with the size of a nation's welfare state.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s no hard data on the correlation between Pavia’s rise and Vandy football’s upward trajectory, but the vibes are hard to miss.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Statistical correlations were used to explore how specific gut microbes related to chemical changes in the brain.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
More generally, Europeans' personal happiness levels have seemingly gravitated away from church and children, the traditional sources of meaning, and toward a discomfiting positive correlation with the size of a nation's welfare state.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s no hard data on the correlation between Pavia’s rise and Vandy football’s upward trajectory, but the vibes are hard to miss.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlation
Noun
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Instead, the program appears to rely heavily on sensationalized accounts from secondary sources with no direct knowledge or relationship with him or his family.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Several prominent business leaders have already voiced cautious optimism, seeing in Mamdani a chance to reset the relationship between City Hall and commerce.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The election bears some similarities to New York City’s, with both Fateh and Zohran Mamdani as 30-something, Muslim, Democratic Socialists who have proposed rent stabilization policies.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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There’s one similarity between them, fitting for a trend that has driven Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to the top of the league’s MVP betting charts midway through the season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Correlation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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