Meaning & use

correlate

verb·Academic

To have a mutual relationship such that changes in one thing are associated with changes in another.

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Researchers found that sleep quality tends to correlate with overall mood.

Higher rainfall in the region correlates with stronger crop yields each year.

A note on using this word

Correlate describes an association between two things, not necessarily that one causes the other, a distinction often summarized as 'correlation is not causation.'

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