correlation

correlation
noun
  1. a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things
    联系;关联;相互关系
    research showed a clear correlation between recession and levels of property crime.
    研究显示经济衰退与财产犯罪数量有明显联系。
    ■[mass noun](Statistics)interdependence of variable quantities
    (统计)(数量的)相关
    ■(Statistics)a quantity measuring the extent of such interdependence
    (统计)相关数
    ■[mass noun]the process of establishing a relationship or connection between two or more things
    建立联系;建立关系
派生
correlational
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin correlatio(n-), from cor- 'together' + relatio (see relation)
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