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Correlate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Correlate has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

either of two or more related or complementary variables

"The study found that high stress levels correlate directly with poor sleep quality in their participants."

2

Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative.

"The study found that high stress levels correlate directly with poor sleep quality in teenagers."

Verb
1

to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation

"Do these facts correlate?"

2

bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation

"I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"

3

To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics

"The researchers correlated the students' test scores with their attendance records to see if regular presence matched higher grades."

Adjective
1

mutually related

"The recent study shows that sleep duration correlates directly with test scores, indicating a mutual relationship between how long students rest and their academic performance."

See Also
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Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
variable match associate
Rhyming Words
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