correlation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: correlation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
correlation n a reciprocal relation between two or more things [syn: correlation, correlativity] a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation); "what is the correlation between those two variables?" Synonym(s): correlation coefficient, coefficient of correlation, correlation 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 Synonym(s): correlation, correlational statistics
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Accumulation}, {Conservation}, {Correlation}, [and] {Degradation of energy}, etc. (Physics) See under {Accumulation}, {Conservation}, {Correlation}, etc. Syn: Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit; efficiency; resolution.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Correlation \Cor`rela"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [LL. correlatio; L. cor- + relatio: cf. F. corr[82]lation. Cf. {Correlation}.] Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation* of forces, or of zymotic diseases. {Correlation of energy}, the relation to one another of different forms of energy; -- usually having some reference to the principle of conservation of energy. See {Conservation of energy}, under {Conservation}. {Correlation of forces}, the relation between the forces which matter, endowed with various forms of energy, may exert.