correlation
/ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃən/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。
1.1
- mass noun Statistics interdependence of variable quantities【统计】相关。
1.2
- Statistics a quantity measuring the extent of such interdependence【统计】相关量。
1.3
- mass noun the process of establishing a relationship or connection between two or more things建立联系; 建立关系。
派生词
correlational
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin correlatio（n-）, from cor- 'together' + relatio （see RELATION）.