correlation
noun
[ ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.
• "research showed a clear correlation between recession and levels of property crime"
Similar:
connection,
association,
link,
tie-in,
tie-up,
relation,
relationship,
interrelationship,
interdependence,
interconnection,
interaction,
correspondence,
parallel,
equivalence,
reciprocity,
mutuality,
concurrence,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin correlatio(n- ), from cor- ‘together’ + relatio (see relation).
