correlate

To be connected or change together, or to compare things to find such a connection.

• The two measurements correlate closely.
• Sleep quality correlated with exam results.
• We correlated the survey answers with sales figures.

How to use it: correlate with something (Higher test scores correlate with regular attendance.); correlate A with B (The researchers correlated income with spending.)

Similar words: be related, be associated

Common phrases: correlate with something, correlate two variables, correlate closely

Something connected with another thing, often found or changing together with it.

• Brain activity is a correlate of attention.
• Researchers found several biological correlates of stress.
• Is this response a reliable correlate of pain?

How to use it: correlate of something (The study examined a physical correlate of fear.)

Similar words: correlative

Common phrases: neural correlate, biological correlate, correlate of something