Correlated vs Relevant - What's the difference?
correlated | relevant |
(correlate)
mutually related in a correlation
Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
Not out of date; current.
* {{quote-news, year=1973, date=December 20, title=Hansen says Christmas time for thanks, hope, work=The Aberdeen Times
, passage=The message of Christmas is still relevant as we near the end of a troubled year and the beginning of an uncertain but challenging new year.}}
* {{quote-book, year=2008, author=Scott Cooper, Fritz Grutzner, Birk Cooper, title=Tips and Traps for Marketing Your Business, publisher=McGraw-Hill, isbn=978-0071494892
, passage=Motorola was quickly losing the cell-phone battle to Nokia for a time. When they launched the RAZR phone and combined it with their "Hello Moto" campaign, it made the brand relevant again.}}
As adjectives the difference between correlated and relevant
is that correlated is mutually related in a correlation while relevant is directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.As a verb correlated
is (correlate).correlated
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- The variable "age15-24" was not included as this is highly correlated with the variable "students" and "students" were thought to be a more distinct group than the whole of the 15-24 age group.
relevant
English
(wikipedia relevant)Adjective
(en adjective)- His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
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