Correlate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- Scientists struggled to correlate the unusual climate patterns with the sudden appearance of rare plant species.
- Her thesis aimed to correlate social media usage with rates of depression among young adults.
- The system analyzes data from multiple sensors to correlate and identify potential security threats.
- It's challenging to correlate these two seemingly unrelated events, but researchers believe there's a connection.
- The economic model attempts to correlate the effects of changes in interest rates with stock market performance.
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
To bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- These facts seem to correlate, so we should investigate further.
- The researcher studied the data to see if the two factors might correlate.
- Pollution levels and health issues often correlate in urban areas.
- Scientists have found that the number of hours studied and test scores correlate.
- Does the decrease in sales correlate to the recent economic downturn?