Meanings
anticorrelated1
adjectiveanticorrelated (not comparable)
- not comparablesciencesHaving a negative correlation, such that one quantity increases when another decreases
Furthermore, the volume and entropy fluctuations in water at less than 4°C are anticorrelated, that is, the increase in volume which occurs when water is cooled results in a decrease in entropy.
2007, E. Dendy Sloan, Carolyn A. Koh, Clathrate Hydrates of Natural Gases, Third Edition, →ISBN, page 117
anticorrelated2
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of anticorrelate
Origin
anticorrelated · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese anticorrelacionado
- anticorrelacionadohaving a negative correlation
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