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Indicator vs Correlate - What's the difference?

indicator | correlate |

As a proper noun indicator

is .

As a verb correlate is

to compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.

As a noun correlate is

either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative.

indicator

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pointer or index that indicates something.
  • A meter or gauge.
  • The needle or dial on such a meter.
  • (chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
  • (ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
  • (economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
  • (UK, Australia) A trafficator.
  • A bird, the honeyguide.
  • Synonyms

    * blinker (informal), directional, directional signal, trafficator, turn indicator, turn signal (US)

    Derived terms

    * economic indicator * key performance indicator

    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

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