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Nexus vs Correlation - What's the difference?

nexus | correlation |

As nouns the difference between nexus and correlation

is that nexus is a form of connection while correlation is a reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.

nexus

English

Noun

  • a form of connection
  • a connected group
  • the centre of something

    • Usage notes

    The Latin plural form (written ) is sometimes used in academic discussions of process philosophy (see ).

    Synonyms

    * bond * link * tie

    Anagrams

    * ----

    correlation

    English

    (wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * correlate