- 1nC1/ˌkɔːrəˈleɪʃən/相關 / 關聯
正式A link between two things, where a change in one happens together with a change in the other.
示範例句 · Example
The study found a strong correlation between sleep and good test scores.
逐字這項研究發現睡眠和好的考試成績之間有強烈的相關。
「correlation」是「兩件事一起變動的關係」——一個上去，另一個也跟著上去（或跟著下去）。可以想成兩條線手牽手一起動。要小心：有 correlation 只表示兩件事一起變，不代表一件事「造成」另一件事（那是 cause）。科學課和數學課最常用這個字。
常見搭配
a correlation between A and B
A 和 B 之間的關聯
a link between two things
There is a correlation between price and quality.
a strong correlation
很強的相關
a clear, close link
The data showed a strong correlation.
a positive/negative correlation
正相關／負相關
a link where both rise together, or one rises as the other falls
There is a negative correlation between practice and mistakes.
意思相反
core核心畫面
Two needles on two dials that tend to swing together: when one goes up, the other goes up (or down) along with it. The word names that observed between two changing things, without claiming one causes the other.
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
correlationnoun/ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
- 1
A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
- clear correlation
- positive correlation
- 2
mathematicssciencesstatisticsOne of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
- For example, scientists can use data from larger studies about the correlation between antibody levels and vaccine efficacy in adults to make a prediction about vaccine efficacy in children.
- While there are physiological changes throughout the day that may influence how you handle things, there are bigger correlations between mental health and well-being and time of year, according to Rutledge.
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algebramathematicssciencesAn isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
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