- present tense form of correlate (3rd person singular).
correlates
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"We started looking at things like latitude, oxygen availability, and habitat type as possible correlates to explain why certain species and individuals were larger than others, but we weren't seeing any patterns."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Their frequency correlates with increasing volumes of oil moving via the strait and dwindling Iranian control, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, the slight dip in unemployment correlates with a decline in labor-force participation.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
That correlates with the theory that higher participation rates draw in struggling workers who would otherwise not have saved at all, and then have to take money out when they have shocks.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
In fact, any health practice, such as milk drinking, which correlates positively with longevity will probably do the same with cancer incidence.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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