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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The alternative story of Helen’s Egyptian detour invites a more critical examination of the relationship between war and story by highlighting the degree to which humans have been conditioned by a narrative that presents war as the ultimate stage for personal and national glory.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tuuli Narkle Fans might be shipping Narkle's character, Constable Cooper, and Sager's Jackson, but her relationship status off-screen is currently unclear.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Instead, Takaichi’s strengths, Nagy says, would be playing against Ishiba’s weaknesses and highlighting her own similarities to Trump.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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McCullough also noted the similarities between his and his father's football careers.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Correlation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlation. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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