correlation

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For if the correlation is arbitrary, he maintains, so must also be the laws in archaeological countries that give the state control of ancient art found within their borders.

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  1. noun A causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship, especially a structural, functional, or qualitative correspondence between two comparable entities: a correlation between drug abuse and crime.
  2. noun Statistics The simultaneous change in value of two numerically valued random variables: the positive correlation between cigarette smoking and the incidence of lung cancer; the negative correlation between age and normal vision.
  3. noun An act of correlating or the condition of being correlated.

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  • There is a special form of correlation which is also of very great importance. —  My Philosophical Development
  • At the end of my paper I show a correlation which is probably general and sufficient. —  Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences Vol 2
  • Changing a diaper at 3AM can be a bit challenging, and every leaky diaper we've had has been one put on in the middle of the night, so I think the correlation is apparent. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • This correlation is also reflected in the success of ecosystem service projects: The authors report that although conservation initiatives that focus on ecosystem services are still in their infancy, many are as successful as traditional biodiversity preservation approaches, and can often garner as much or more funding from the private sector. —  Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed
  • A vague timing correlation, a bunch of anecdotal evidence, an a poorly conducted study by the discredited Andrew Wakefield, and the general fact that too much mercury is bad for you? —  WordPress.com News
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  1. Medieval Latin correlātiō, correlātiōn- : Latin com-, com- + Latin relātiō, relation, report (from relātus, past participle of referre, to carry back; see relate).

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  1. = French corrélation = Spanish correlacion = Portuguese correlação = Italian correlazione, from Middle Latin correlatio(n-), from correlatus, reciprocally related: see correlate, v., and relation.
 

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