corelation

US: (kôr′ə lā′shən, kor′-)

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co•re•la•tion  (kôr′ə lā′shən, kor′-), n. [Chiefly Brit.]

1. British Terms correlation.

• co- + relation

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cor•re•la•tion /ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən, ˌkɑr-/   n. 

1. relation of, or connection between, two or more things:
   [countable] a strong correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
   [uncountable] There is little correlation between cramming for the test and passing it.

cor•re•la•tion•al, adj. See -lat-¹.

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cor•re•la•tion  (kôr′ə lā′shən, kor′-), n. 

1. British Terms mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.
2. British Terms the act of correlating or state of being correlated.
3. British Terms, Statistics [Statistics.] the degree to which two or more attributes or measurements on the same group of elements show a tendency to vary together.
4. Physiology the interdependence or reciprocal relations of organs or functions.
5. Geology the demonstrable equivalence, in age or lithology, of two or more stratigraphic units, as formations or members of such.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] corelation. 

• Medieval Latin correlātiōn- (stem of correlātiō). See cor-, relation
• 1555–65

cor′re•la′tion•al, adj.