Correlation vs Dependency - What's the difference?
correlation | dependency |
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.
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
(computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
As nouns the difference between correlation and dependency
is that correlation is correlation while dependency is a state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.correlation
English
(wikipedia correlation)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* autocorrelation * correlation coefficient * Pearson correlationdependency
English
Noun
(dependencies)- Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.
- In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.
- This library has a lot of dependencies . We have to compile all of those other libraries first.