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correlation

[kawr-uh-lay-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /


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"There is no correlation between them at all," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

There is a currently correlation between the amount workers pay into the system and the benefits they ultimately receive.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Researchers throughout the United States widely regard the Nova system when studying the correlation between the prolonged consumption of ultraprocessed foods and resulting health implications because the U.S. doesn’t have a definition of its own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

In part, that is because self-reported sleep measures often show poor correlation with objective assessments, making it difficult to capture real-world sleep patterns.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

To interpret rocks, there needs to be some means of correlation, a basis on which you can tell that those carboniferous rocks from Devon are younger than these Cambrian rocks from Wales.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Treasury Indicator – takes in 17 variables on momentum, volatility, macro variables, credit performance and correlations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

That allowed the team to determine whether the two Z bosons displayed the correlations expected from quantum entanglement.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

It provides a unified—and somewhat badass—identity for a confusing set of weather correlations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But Mitchell wants you to make those correlations, too.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

These correlations suggest strongly that regional population size or population density or population pressure has something to do with the formation of complex societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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