Dictionary definition for: Correlation
1. (n) a reciprocal relation between two or more things
2. (n) a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through
3. (n) a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
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