correlation

Main Entry:
correlation [kawr-uh-ley-shuhn, kor-]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: equating, equivalence
Synonyms: alternation, analogue, complement, correspondence, correspondent, counterpart, interaction, interchange, interconnection, interdependence, interrelation, interrelationship, match, parallel, pendant, reciprocity, relationship
Antonyms: difference, disassociation, disconnection, imbalance
Main Entry: analogy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement, similarity
Synonyms: affinity, alikeness, comparison, correlation, correspondence, equivalence, homology, likeness, metaphor, parallel, relation, relationship, resemblance, semblance, simile, similitude
Notes: analogy is when two different things share characteristics that lead to a comparison between them; an analogue is one of the things compared
Antonyms: disagreement, dissimilarity, unlikeness
Main Entry: association
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: mental connection
Synonyms: bond, combination, concomitance, concordance, connotation, correlation, identification, impression, joining, juxtaposition, linkage, linking, lumping together, mixing, mixture, pairing, recollection, relation, remembrance, tie, train of thought, union
Antonyms: disassociation, division, separation
Main Entry: coincidence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement; coexistence
Synonyms: accompaniment, accord, accordance, collaboration, concomitance, concurrence, conformity, conjunction, consonance, correlation, correspondence, parallelism, synchronism, union
Antonyms: clash, deviation, difference, disagreement, divergence, mismatch
Main Entry: comparison
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: contrasting; corresponding
Synonyms: allegory, analogizing, analogy, analyzing, association, balancing, bringing together, collating, collation, comparability, connection, contrast, correlation, discrimination, distinguishing, dividing, estimation, example, exemplification, identification, illustration, juxtaposition, likeness, likening, measuring, metaphor, observation, opposition, paralleling, ratio, relating, relation, resemblance, segregation, separation, similarity, testing, weighing
Main Entry: connection
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something that communicates, relates
Synonyms: affinity, application, association, bearing, bond, commerce, communication, correlation, correspondence, intercourse, interrelation, kinship, link, marriage, nexus, partnership, reciprocity, relation, relationship, relevance, tie-in, togetherness
Main Entry: correspondence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement
Synonyms: accord, analogy, coherence, coincidence, comparability, comparison, concurrence, conformity, congruity, consistency, correlation, equivalence, fitness, harmony, likeness, match, regularity, relation, resemblance, similarity, symmetry
Antonyms: difference, disagreement
Main Entry: equivalence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sameness, similarity
Synonyms: adequation, agreement, alikeness, compatibility, conformity, correlation, correspondence, equality, evenness, exchangeability, identity, interchangeability, interchangeableness, likeness, match, par, parallel, parity, synonym, synonymy
Antonyms: difference, dissimilarity, inequality, unlikeness
Main Entry: ratio
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: percentage, relation of part to whole
Synonyms: arrangement, correlation, correspondence, equation, fraction, proportion, proportionality, quota, quotient, rate, relationship, scale
Antonyms: whole
More ResultsPREVIOUS|123|NEXT
Search another word or see correlationon Dictionary |Spanish
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT