correlation

名词 correlation:

1. a reciprocal relation between two or more things
   同义词：correlativity
2. 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)
   同义词：correlation coefficient, coefficient of correlation
3. 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
   同义词：correlational statistics

1. The study of correlations between the mind, behavior, and bodily mechanisms.
   精神生理学研究心灵、行为和身体机制之间相互关系的学科
2. Related by a correlation, especially having corresponding characteristics.
   相应特点相互联系的，尤指具有相应特点的
3. Be you familiar with their correlation?
   你了解他们的相互关系吗？

cor.re.la.tion

n.（名词）
A causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship, especially a structural, functional, or qualitative correspondence between two comparable entities:
相互关联：一种互为因果的、互相补充的、平行或互惠的关系，尤指结构上、功能上数量上两个可比方面之间的相应关系：
例句：
a correlation between drug abuse and crime.
吸毒和犯罪之间的相互关联

Statistics The simultaneous change in value of two numerically valued random variables:
【统计学】 相关性：两个随机交化的数值在数值上的同时交化：
例句：
the positive correlation between cigarette smoking and the incidence of lung cancer; the negative correlation between age and normal vision.
吸烟与肺癌发病的正比关系；年龄与正常视力之间的反比关系

An act of correlating or the condition of being correlated.
相关行为：相互关联的行为或相互关联的状况

来源：
Medieval Latin correl3tiô correl3tiôn-
中世纪拉丁语 correl3tiô correl3tiôn-
Latin com- [com-]
拉丁语 com- [共同]
Latin rel3tiô [relation, report] from rel3tus [past participle of] referre [to carry back] * see relate
拉丁语 rel3tiô [关系、报告] 源于 rel3tus [] referre的过去分词 [取回] *参见 relate

【引伸】
cor.rela.tional
adj.（形容词）