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Correlate vs Coordinate - What's the difference?

correlate | coordinate |

In transitive terms the difference between correlate and coordinate

is that correlate is to compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics while coordinate is to match (objects, especially clothes).

As an adjective coordinate is

of the same rank; equal.

correlate

English

Verb

  • To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics
  • To be related by a correlation
  • * Tylor
    • Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice.
  • *
    • As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    coordinate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * co-ordinate

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of the same rank; equal.
  • * Law
    • whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country

    Usage notes

    The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /u?/ or /?/. The dieresis in the spelling emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling coordinate predominates.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
  • Something that is equal to another thing.
  • *

    • Related terms

    * axis

    Verb

    (coordinat)
  • To synchronize (activities).
  • To match (objects, especially clothes).

    • Derived terms

    * coordination, co-ordination * coordinator, co-ordinator * coordinatize

    See also

    * coordinately, * coordinateness, * coordinative, * uncoordinated,

    External links

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    Anagrams

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