Correlated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. When two or more variables show a mutual relationship, they can be described as linked or connected in a statistically significant manner
2. A statistical relationship between two entities indicates that changes in one are related to changes in the other
3. When factors are interdependent such that the variation in one results in some pattern of variation in the others, they are considered associated

Etymology: "Correlated" is the past form of "correlate," which is built from the prefix "cor-" (a form of Latin "com-," meaning "together" or "with") and "relate," so the word literally means "related together." The "cor-" prefix appears in many English words that combine two things into one connection, such as "cooperate" and "correspond." The adjective sense, meaning two things statistically linked so that one tends to change along with the other, reflects a narrowing of that general idea of mutual relation into a precise technical meaning. Mathematicians and statisticians adopted the verb to describe measurable associations between variables, and the adjective followed naturally from its past participle.

Synonyms: related, connected, associated, linked, interrelated

Antonyms: unrelated, disconnected, dissimilar, independent, divergent