Thesaurus: correlation

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1. n. Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases.
2. n. a reciprocal relation between two or more things
3. n. a statistic representing how closely two variables vary">co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
4. n. 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
5. Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases. Correlation of energy, the relation to one another of different forms of energy; -- usually having some reference to the principle of conservation of energy. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation. -- Correlation of forces, the relation between the forces which matter, endowed with various forms of energy, may exert.
6. Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism ofrelation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving placeto, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation offorces, or of zymotic diseases. Correlation of energy, the relationto one another of different forms of energy; -- usually having somereference to the principle of conservation of energy. SeeConservation of energy, under Conservation.-- Correlation of forces, the relation between the forces whichmatter, endowed with various forms of energy, may exert.
7. n:100 n. a reciprocal relation between two or more things n. 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