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
The correlation between presidential and Senate outcomes is much more powerful than a generation ago, when many more voters split their tickets.
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Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Unlike ETFs that move in close correlation with bitcoin prices, these companies can experience dramatic stock declines even when the underlying crypto asset price remains relatively stable.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
In 1958, Professor William Phillips of the London School of Economics identified a powerful inverse correlation between inflation and unemployment, traceable decades back in British data.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
That means that if the correlation between its foot traffic reporting and Target’s total revenues reporting in the previous five quarters is consistent, Target will report a total revenue decline compared to the second quarter of 2024 of between 1.8% and 4.4%.
—Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Unlike ETFs that move in close correlation with bitcoin prices, these companies can experience dramatic stock declines even when the underlying crypto asset price remains relatively stable.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
In 1958, Professor William Phillips of the London School of Economics identified a powerful inverse correlation between inflation and unemployment, traceable decades back in British data.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
That means that if the correlation between its foot traffic reporting and Target’s total revenues reporting in the previous five quarters is consistent, Target will report a total revenue decline compared to the second quarter of 2024 of between 1.8% and 4.4%.
—Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlation
Noun
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To this end, the Kansas City Election Board has mostly relied on existing relationships with schools, churches and libraries.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Centene and the Neidorffs’ contributions didn’t stop in 2019, nor did their business relationship with the state of California.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Evans is played by different actors at each stage of his life and thanks to the subtle similarities between them, the entire show flows smoothly.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The similarities might not have stuck out quite as much, but James Dyson’s words about copycats rang in my mind.—
Tyler Hayes,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Correlation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlation. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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