correlate

present singular third person correlates · participle present correlating · participle past correlated · past correlated

1. transitiveTo compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
2. intransitiveTo be related by a correlation; to be correlated.

   Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice.

   1871, Edward Burnett Tylor, Primitive Culture

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   As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.

   1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 3-4

   The starkness of the studies correlates with the rising number of people – especially Democrats – who see climate change as not just an issue but the issue of our times.

   2020 January 15, Chris Cillizza, “Exhibit 9,172 that global warming is an urgent threat”, in CNN

   “We must stop conflating selectivity with excellence. We must stop correlating prestige with privilege,” he said.

   2022 September 12, Deidre McPhillips, “Critiques mount around popular annual college rankings”, in CNN

   Two factors were heavily correlated with Gen Z happiness: how much time they got for weekend sleep and relaxation, and even more important was their sense of purpose, he said.

   2024 April 9, Madeline Holcombe, “Gen Z is less happy than the rest of us. Here is what would make a difference”, in CNN

plural correlates

1. Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative.

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   Several studies have demonstrated that neutralizing antibodies are a strong correlate for protection against symptomatic infection with Covid-19 and its variants, with boosters enhancing neutralization. Peter Gilbert, professor of vaccine and infectious diseases at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and lead author of the Moderna study, says these correlates are useful to apply to large groups.

   2022 March 22, Tasnim Ahmed, “How protected are we against Covid-19? Scientists search for a test to measure immunity”, in CNN