(noun.) 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.
(noun.) a reciprocal relation between two or more things.
博妮塔校对
双语例句
Standing behind them both, however, is the steam engine, and these three afford a beautiful illustration of the law of correlation of forces. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
We shall presently see that simple inheritance often gives the false appearance of correlation. 查尔斯·达尔文.物种起源.
Some other correlations are apparently due to the manner in which natural selection can alone act. 查尔斯·达尔文.物种起源.