| Main Entry: | correlation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equating, equivalence |
Synonyms: |
alternation, analogue, complement, correspondence, correspondent, counterpart, interaction, interchange, interconnection, interdependence, interrelation, interrelationship, match, parallel, pendant, reciprocity, relationship |
Antonyms: |
difference, disassociation, disconnection, imbalance |
| Concept: | [Double or reciprocal relation.] Correlation. |
| Category: | 1. ABSOLUTE RELATION; RELATIONS |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
reciprocalness; reciprocity, reciprocation; mutuality, correlation, interdependence, connection, link, association; interchange; exchange, barter.
-verbs
reciprocate, alternate; interchange; exchange; counterchange.
-adjectives
reciprocal, mutual, commutual, correlative; alternate; interchangeable; international; complemental, complementary.
-adverbs
mutatis mutandis; vice versa; each other, one another; by turns; reciprocally.
-phrases
"happy in our mutual help" [Milton].
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| Main Entry: | analogy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement, similarity |
Synonyms: |
affinity, alikeness, comparison, correlation, correspondence, equivalence, homology, likeness, metaphor, parallel, relation, relationship, resemblance, semblance, simile, similitude |
| Notes: | analogy is when two different things share characteristics that lead to a comparison between them; an analogue is one of the things compared |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, dissimilarity, unlikeness |
| Main Entry: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental connection |
Synonyms: |
bond, combination, concomitance, concordance, connotation, correlation, identification, impression, joining, juxtaposition, linkage, linking, lumping together, mixing, mixture, pairing, recollection, relation, remembrance, tie, train of thought, union |
Antonyms: |
disassociation, division, separation |
| Main Entry: | coincidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement; coexistence |
Synonyms: |
accompaniment, accord, accordance, collaboration, concomitance, concurrence, conformity, conjunction, consonance, correlation, correspondence, parallelism, synchronism, union |
Antonyms: |
clash, deviation, difference, disagreement, divergence, mismatch |
| Main Entry: | comparison |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contrasting; corresponding |
Synonyms: |
allegory, analogizing, analogy, analyzing, association, balancing, bringing together, collating, collation, comparability, connection, contrast, correlation, discrimination, distinguishing, dividing, estimation, example, exemplification, identification, illustration, juxtaposition, likeness, likening, measuring, metaphor, observation, opposition, paralleling, ratio, relating, relation, resemblance, segregation, separation, similarity, testing, weighing |
| Main Entry: | connection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that communicates, relates |
Synonyms: |
affinity, application, association, bearing, bond, commerce, communication, correlation, correspondence, intercourse, interrelation, kinship, link, marriage, nexus, partnership, reciprocity, relation, relationship, relevance, tie-in, togetherness |
| Main Entry: | correspondence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
Synonyms: |
accord, analogy, coherence, coincidence, comparability, comparison, concurrence, conformity, congruity, consistency, correlation, equivalence, fitness, harmony, likeness, match, regularity, relation, resemblance, similarity, symmetry |
Antonyms: |
difference, disagreement |
| Main Entry: | equivalence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sameness, similarity |
Synonyms: |
adequation, agreement, alikeness, compatibility, conformity, correlation, correspondence, equality, evenness, exchangeability, identity, interchangeability, interchangeableness, likeness, match, par, parallel, parity, synonym, synonymy |
Antonyms: |
difference, dissimilarity, inequality, unlikeness |
| Main Entry: | ratio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | percentage, relation of part to whole |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, correlation, correspondence, equation, fraction, proportion, proportionality, quota, quotient, rate, relationship, scale |
Antonyms: |
whole |