correlations

noun

a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary

a reciprocal relation between two or more things

Roots

referorel- · Latin · carry back, relate

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