Correlation



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解释

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• n. 相互关系, 联系
• ［英］ n. 相互关系, 联系 ( mutual relationship)
• ［例］ the correlation between SB's height and weight.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Medieval Latin correlation-, correlatio, from Latin com- + relation-, relatio relation
• Date: 1561
• 1. the state or relation of being correlated; specifically a relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance alone <the obviously high positive correlation between scholastic aptitude and college entrance — J. B. Conant
• 2. the act of correlating
• ? correlational adjective

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