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correlated

UK //ˈkɒr.ə.leɪ.tɪd//US //ˈkɔːr.ə.leɪ.t̬ɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'correlatus'(共同关联),由 'com-'(一起)和 'relatus'(相关)组成。

adjective

❶ 指两个或多个事物之间存在相互关联或相互影响的关系,通常用于统计或数据分析中描述变量间的联系。

“Smoking and lung cancer are highly correlated.”

(吸烟与肺癌高度相关。)

“The study found that income levels were correlated with education.”

(研究发现收入水平与教育程度相关。)

同义词:related, connected, associated

verb

❶ 表示建立或发现两个或多个事物之间的关联关系,常用于科学或统计研究中。

“The researchers correlated the data from different experiments.”

(研究人员将不同实验的数据关联起来。)

“We need to correlate these findings with previous studies.”

(我们需要将这些发现与之前的研究关联起来。)

同义词:connect, relate, associate

常见短语

highly correlated — 表示两个事物之间存在非常强的关联性,常用于数据分析或科学研究中。

“Exercise and health are highly correlated.”

(锻炼与健康高度相关。)

negatively correlated — 指两个变量呈现相反的变化趋势,一个增加时另一个减少。

“Price and demand are often negatively correlated.”

(价格与需求通常呈负相关。)