Meaning & use
correlates
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Things that have a mutual relationship or connection, such that a change in one is associated with a change in the other.
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Researchers identified several social correlates of long-term happiness, including strong friendships.
Income is one of many correlates of educational attainment.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in the social sciences, where a "correlate" is something statistically linked to an outcome without necessarily causing it.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Corresponds to or has a mutual relationship with something else (verb).
Higher rainfall correlates with increased crop yields in this region.
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