What is "correlation" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 22-06-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
☞ share facebook ☞ share twitter

What does correlation mean in English? Meaning of correlation definition and abbreviation with examples.

EnglishEnglish
pronunciation pronunciation

What is "correlation" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "correlation": a reciprocal relation between two or more things

Noun

  • Meaning: a reciprocal relation between two or more things
  • Synonyms: correlation correlativity
  • Hypernyms: reciprocality reciprocity
  • Hyphenation: cor‧re‧la‧tion

    Meaning of "correlation": a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)

    Noun

  • Meaning: a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
  • Example: what is the correlation between those two variables?
  • Synonyms: coefficient of correlation correlation correlation coefficient
  • Hyponyms: biserial correlation biserial correlation coefficient chance-half correlation multiple correlation coefficient pearson product-moment correlation coefficient product-moment correlation coefficient split-half correlation tetrachoric correlation tetrachoric correlation coefficient
  • Hypernyms: parametric statistic
  • Hyphenation: cor‧re‧la‧tion

    Meaning of "correlation": a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

    Noun

  • Meaning: a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
  • Synonyms: correlation correlational statistics
  • Hyponyms: curvilinear correlation direct correlation indirect correlation negative correlation nonlinear correlation partial correlation positive correlation skew correlation spurious correlation
  • Hypernyms: statistics
  • Hyphenation: cor‧re‧la‧tion

    Synonyms:

    interrelationship, interaction, parallel, correspondence, interchange, reciprocity, relationship, complement, counterpart, correspondent, interdependence, analogue, alternation, match, interconnection, interrelation, pendant,

    Antonyms:

    imbalance, difference, disassociation, disconnection,

    English

    Related Dictionary

    Read more

    English speaking countries and territories

    All Dictionary for you

    English DictionaryEnglish

    correlation in English: correlation
    🔝