correlate
pronunciation
How to pronounce correlate in British English:
UK [ˈkɒrələt , ˈkɒrəleɪt]
How to pronounce correlate in American English:
US [ˈkɔːrələt , ˈkɔːrəleɪt]
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- Noun:
- either of two correlated variables
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- Verb:
- to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
- bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
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- Adjective:
- mutually related
Word Origin
- correlate (n.)
- 1640s, perhaps a back-formation from correlation.
- correlate (v.)
- 1742, back-formation from correlation, or else a verbal use of the noun. Related: Correlated; correlating; correlative.
Example
- 1. Miller 's studies show that both general intelligence and the personality trait of being open to new experiences correlate with artistic creativity .
- 2. While each has the tools to establish price stability in its own jurisdiction , many asset prices equity prices and housing prices in particular tend to correlate globally .
- 3. Moreover , the performance of a group does not correlate well with the average i.q. of the group or even with the i.q. 's of the smartest members .
- 4. There are many observable behaviors that correlate with each of the type preferences ; the mbti indicator is not simply trying to " score " a single individual dimension of personality .
- 5. The scanner is most likely to inconvenience innocent travellers ( tales of mothers being forced to glug back their own breast milk spring to mind ) , while terrorists who are religious fundamentalists ( the two do seem to correlate ) aren 't likely to let security get snap-happy with the contents of their pants .