What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Coefficient vs Correlation - What's the difference?

coefficient | correlation |

As nouns the difference between coefficient and correlation

is that coefficient is while correlation is correlation.

As an adjective coefficient

is .

coefficient

Alternative forms

*

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • cooperating
  • * 1850 , August Neander, The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical ... , page 13
  • And so our own idea of Christ compels us to admit that two factors, the one natural, the other supernatural, were coefficient in his entrance into human life;
  • * 2005 , Mathew Callahan, Boff Whalley, The Trouble with Music , page 12
  • Nevertheless, there was some substance to the notion that acclaim and merit were coefficient .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
  • A number, value or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.
  • Hyponyms

    * coefficient of friction

    Derived terms

    * coefficient of friction * correlation coefficient * Gini coefficient

    correlation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects
  • (statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
  • An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.
  • Derived terms

    * autocorrelation * correlation coefficient * Pearson correlation