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Definitions for correlate
ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-; -lɪt, -ˌleɪtcor·re·late
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Princeton's WordNet
correlate, correlativeadjective
either of two or more related or complementary variables
correlative, correlate, correlatedverb
mutually related
correlateverb
to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
"Do these facts correlate?"
correlateverb
bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
"I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"
Wiktionary
correlatenoun
Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative
correlateverb
To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics
correlateverb
To be related by a correlation
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Correlatenoun
One that stands in the opposite relation.
It is one thing for a father to cease to be a father, by casting off his son; and another for him to cease to be so, by the death of his son: in this the relation is at an end, for want of a correlate. Robert South, Sermons.
To CORRELATEverb
To have a reciprocal relation, as father and son.
Etymology: from con and relatus, Latin.
ChatGPT
correlate
Correlate is a term used to describe a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things. It can refer to a statistical measure that expresses the extent of interdependence between two or more variables. In verb form, it can mean to establish or demonstrate a connection or interaction between different factors or phenomena, possibly implying a cause and effect relationship.
Webster Dictionary
Correlateverb
to have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually related
Correlateverb
to put in relation with each other; to connect together by the disclosure of a mutual relation; as, to correlate natural phenomena
Correlatenoun
one who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation to something else, as father to son; a correlative
Etymology: [Pref. cor- + relate.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Correlate
kor′e-lāt, v.i. to be mutually related, as father and son.—n. Correlā′tion.—adj. Correl′ative, mutually or reciprocally related.—n. a person or thing correspondingly related to another person or thing.—adv. Correl′atively.—ns. Correl′ativeness, Correlativ′ity. [Coined from L. cor, with, and Relate.]
Entomology
Correlate
to bring together into relation or correspondence.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of correlate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of correlate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of correlate in a Sentence
H. P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu", first line:
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince:
That would be very atypical to happen on its own, that, I think, you can safely correlate directly to the death of the Iranian general.
Planetary scientists know that the more craters on a surface, the older it is ; the fewer craters, the younger the surface. That's a nice relative determination, but to put absolute age dates on that, one has to have samples from those surfaces. The Apollo samples gave us a number of surfaces that we were able to date and correlate with crater densities. This cratering chronology has been extended to other planets -- for example, for Mercury and Mars -- to say that surfaces with a certain density of craters have a certain age.
AI can help identify web surfing patterns and then correlate those behaviors back to impact on actual job performance – is that behavior helping an individual to close more (or fewer) sales deals, be more (or less) effective at giving sales pitches, or is that behavior simply irrelevant to performance.
In times of crises, all assets correlate, crude has gotten caught up in the flight from equities.
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