correlative

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Anderson, himself something of a master of counterintuitive alternatives, gives this idea its own fascinating cinematic correlative.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a method in genetics called Mendelian randomization that mimics a randomized controlled trial, so we can test for causal and not correlative associations between different foods and different diseases.

From Scientific American

"There is no power relation without the correlative constitution of a field of knowledge, nor any knowledge that does not presuppose and constitute at the same time power relations."

From Salon

The correlative point is that even the genuine liberal media are not so liberal.

From Salon

It’s a sentimental story about love, work and friendship, meaningfully set against the backdrop of gaming — a subject which fiction too often treats as a narrative gimmick, objective correlative or some other transient device.

From New York Times