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correlational

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[kawr-uh-lay-shuhn-uhl] / ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən əl /

adjective

  1. relating to a correlation between things.


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“But we can make correlational statements,” she adds, noting that excessive time spent on social media has been associated with poor mental health among kids and teens.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2023

“We only have correlational research to go on, but the pandemic is associated with higher stress levels for sure,” said Mr. Plante, who teaches at Santa Clara University in California.

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2023

The evidence for DMN’s role in creativity had been correlational, but a January 2022 study reported the first direct evidence that the DMN is causally linked to creative thinking.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

The results of this study were also correlational in nature.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022

Consciousness constitutes the reflected or correlational grade of mind: the grade of mind as appearance.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich