correlation

 
Pronunciation: /ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃ(ə)n, -rɪ-/

noun

  • a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things: research showed a clear correlation between recession and levels of property crime [mass noun]: there was no correlation between the number of visits to the clinic and the treatment outcome
  • [mass noun] the process of establishing a relationship or connection between two or more things: the increasingly similar basis underlying national soil maps allows correlation to take place more easily
  • [mass noun] Statistics interdependence of variable quantities.
  • Statistics a quantity measuring the extent of the interdependence of variable quantities.

Derivatives

correlational

adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: from medieval Latin correlatio(n-), from cor- 'together' + relatio (see relation)