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CORRELATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two or more related or complementary variables

Synonyms:

correlate; correlative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("correlate" is a kind of...):

variable; variable quantity (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)

Derivation:

correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mutually related

Synonyms:

correlate; correlated; correlative

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

related; related to (being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation

Example:

I cannot correlate these two pieces of information

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "correlate" is one way to...):

associate; colligate; connect; link; link up; relate; tie in (make a logical or causal connection)

Verb group:

correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

correlation (a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other)

correlation (a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation))

correlation (a reciprocal relation between two or more things)

correlative (mutually related)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To bear a reciprocal or mutual relation

Example:

Do these facts correlate?

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "correlate" is one way to...):

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)

Verb group:

correlate (bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

correlate (either of two or more related or complementary variables)

correlation (a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other)

correlation (a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation))

correlation (a reciprocal relation between two or more things)

correlative (mutually related)

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 Context examples: 

A chronic course usually correlates to a poorer prognosis.

(Organic Brain Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of TAM is correlated with tumor proliferation, invasion and a poor prognosis.

(Anti-c-fms Monoclonal Antibody AMG 820, NCI Thesaurus)

It was a bit of phenomena that he could not correlate with all the rest of the phenomena in the universe.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

CD38, a type II transmembrane glycoprotein, is present on various immune cells and hematologic malignancies, and its expression has been correlated with poor prognosis.

(Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibody MOR03087, NCI Thesaurus)

Measurements that indicate either low drug-DNA adduct formation or increased DNA repair (C14 removal from DNA) are correlated with increased resistance to platinum-based chemotherapeutics.

(Carbon C 14 Oxaliplatin, NCI Thesaurus)

Though this test differs from the DNA-repair and bacterial microsome MUTAGENICITY TESTS, researchers often attempt to correlate the finding of carcinogenicity values and mutagenicity values.

(Carcinogenicity Test, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This 62-kD protein is associated with p120 Ras-GAP and this association is correlated with its tyrosine phosphorylation.

(Docking Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

The expression of the allele correlates negatively with cancer cell invasion ability.

(DNAJB4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Overexpression of Class I HDACs 1, 2 and 3 has been found in many tumors and has been correlated with a poor prognosis.

(Mocetinostat, NCI Thesaurus)

Biochemical correlates of learning, memory, and other psychological processes.

(Molecular Psychobiology, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)