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correlation

[kawr-uh-lay-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /


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But its declining correlation with the stock market is a profound development, and AI may very well accelerate it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

The once-reliable negative correlation between incomes and child bearing has flipped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

"There is no correlation between them at all," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Researchers throughout the United States widely regard the Nova system when studying the correlation between the prolonged consumption of ultraprocessed foods and resulting health implications because the U.S. doesn’t have a definition of its own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

He is intrigued by this correlation but, like the “Moratorium” author, fails to see the direction in which the correlation runs.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Rising implied correlations have also usually been a bearish feature, coming as the S&P 500 moves lower.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

It allows particles or systems to share correlations that cannot be explained by classical physics.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

It provides a unified—and somewhat badass—identity for a confusing set of weather correlations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But Mitchell wants you to make those correlations, too.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

In 1993, a study by Rauscher et al. was published, which looked at the possible correlations between listening to different types of music and intelligence.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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