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correlate

American  
[kawr-uh-leyt, kor-, kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-, ˈkɔr ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈkɒr- /

verb (used with object)

correlated, correlating

  1. to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection.

    to correlate expenses and income.

verb (used without object)

correlated, correlating

  1. to have a mutual or reciprocal relation; stand in correlation.

    The results of the two tests correlate to a high degree.

adjective

  1. mutually or reciprocally related.

noun

  1. either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.

correlate British  
/ ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt /

verb

  1. to place or be placed in a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship

  2. (tr) to establish or show a correlation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. having a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. either of two things mutually or reciprocally related

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • correlatable adjective
  • intercorrelate verb (used with object)
  • noncorrelating adjective
  • uncorrelated adjective
  • uncorrelatedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of correlate

First recorded in 1635–45; probably back formation from correlation and correlative

Example Sentences

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Machinery and software stocks aren’t always inversely correlated with one another, but they are for now.

From Barron's

And many tech stocks are correlated with each other.

From Barron's

But what many analysts don’t appreciate is that the distinction between these two market environments is correlated with the market’s cycle.

From MarketWatch

During periods of elevated concentration, most stocks should be negatively correlated with the largest stocks — that is, they should fall when the largest stocks rise, and rise when the largest stocks fall.

From MarketWatch

There was fallout in markets on Monday from a viral piece of research that imagined a world where AI could erase many white-collar jobs and a “daisy-chain” of correlated AI bets could unravel.

From MarketWatch

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