correlating

Variant of correlate

correlate definition

cor·re·late (kôr′ə lāt′, kär′-)

noun

either of two interrelated things, esp. if one implies the other

Etymology: back-form. < correlation

adjective

closely and naturally related

intransitive verb correlated -·lat′ed, correlating -·lat′·ing

to be mutually related (to or with)

transitive verb

to bring (a thing) into mutual relation (with another thing); calculate or show the reciprocal relation between; specif., to bring (one of two related or interdependent quantities, sets of statistics, etc.) into contrast (with the other)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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