correlate

相関する、関連付ける

互いに関係し共に変化すること。また、その関係を見つけるために比べること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： correlate with something (Higher test scores correlate with regular attendance.); correlate A with B (The researchers correlated income with spending.)

類義語： be related, be associated

よく使う表現： correlate with something, correlate two variables, correlate closely

相関物、関連因子

ほかの物事と関係があり、一緒に現れたり変化したりするもの。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： correlate of something (The study examined a physical correlate of fear.)

類義語： correlative

よく使う表現： neural correlate, biological correlate, correlate of something