anticorrelated
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom anti- + correlated.
Adjective
editanticorrelated (not comparable)
- (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
editTranslations
edithaving a negative correlation
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Etymology 2
editFrom anticorrelate + -ed.
Verb
editanticorrelated
- simple past and past participle of anticorrelate