CORRELATIONS

Noun

correlations

plural of correlation

Source: Wiktionary


CORRELATION

Cor`re*la"tion (-l"shn), n. Etym: [LL. correlatio; L. cor- + relatio: cf. F. corrélation. Cf. Correlation.]

Definition: Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases. Correlation of energy, the relation to one another of different forms of energy; -- usually having some reference to the principle of conservation of energy. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation.

– Correlation of forces, the relation between the forces which matter, endowed with various forms of energy, may exert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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