# correlate

Pronunciation: US say "KAWR-uh-layt" /ˈkɔɹəleɪt/; UK say "KOR-uh-layt" /ˈkɒɹəleɪt/

## Verb

1. To be connected with something else so that changes in one tend to go along with changes in the other.
   - Simple: To change or happen together with something else in a regular way.
   - _Rising temperatures correlate strongly with shrinking ice cover._
   - _Across the regions studied, income and life expectancy correlated._
2. To compare things and bring them into a relationship based on their matching features.
   - Simple: To compare two or more things and show how they match or connect.
   - _The researchers correlated rainfall figures with crop yields over ten years._
   - _Analysts correlate sales numbers with weather patterns to predict demand._

## Noun

Pronunciation: US say "KAWR-uh-luht" /ˈkɔɹələt/; UK say "KOR-uh-luht" /ˈkɒɹələt/

3. One of a pair of things linked by a correlation, each matching or answering to the other.
   - Simple: One of two things that are closely connected, where each one goes with the other.
   - _Brain scans revealed a neural correlate of conscious awareness._
   - _Income and education are common correlates of upward mobility._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix 'cor-' combined with 'relate'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/correlate (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).