correlation

From Middle French corrélation. Morphologically correlate +‎ -ion.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkɑ.ɹəˈleɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: cor‧re‧la‧tion

correlation (countable and uncountable, plural correlations)

1. A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.

   clear correlation

   positive correlation

   strong correlation

   weak correlation

2. (statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
3. (algebra) An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.

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