anticorrelated

English

Etymology 1

From anti- +‎ correlated.

Adjective

anticorrelated (not comparable)

1. (sciences) Having a negative correlation, such that one quantity increases when another decreases
   • 2007, E. Dendy Sloan, Carolyn A. Koh, Clathrate Hydrates of Natural Gases, Third Edition‎^[1], →ISBN, page 117:

     Furthermore, the volume and entropy fluctuations in water at less than 4°C are anticorrelated, that is, the increase in volume which occurs when water is cooled results in a decrease in entropy.

Related terms

• anticorrelation

Translations

having a negative correlation

• Portuguese: anticorrelacionado

Etymology 2

From anticorrelate +‎ -ed.

Verb

anticorrelated

1. simple past and past participle of anticorrelate