Correlation
/ˌkɔːrəˈleɪʃən/noun
A mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.
Did you know?Correlation comes from Latin cor- (“together”) + relatio (“a bringing back/recounting”), so its core idea is not magic but a structured linking of things that seem to move in tandem.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
correlatio
“a mutual relation; a bringing into relation with something else”
Late Latin
Latin
correlatus
“brought into relation together”
14th Century
English
correlacioun
“a mutual relationship or correspondence”
Modern English
English
correlation
“a statistical or mutual relationship between things”
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