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correlation
noun(cor-re-la-tion)
the state or relation of being correlated; specifically : a relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance alone
correlation
noun(cor-re-la-tion)
the act of correlating
correlation
noun(cor-re-la-tion)
a number or function that indicates the degree of correlation between two sets of data or between two random variables and that is equal to their covariance divided by the product of their standard deviations
correlation
noun phrase(cor-re-la-tion)
correlation coefficient
correlation
noun(cor-re-la-tion)
a measure of correlation depending on rank

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