correlato

correlated

adjective kor-reh-LAH-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin correlatus, from con- + relatus (carried back).

Also means

Usage Note

Correlato describes two or more things that are mutually or statistically related. In academic writing it appears frequently: variabili correlate (correlated variables). The double 'r' is held across the syllable boundary. As a noun, il correlato can mean 'the correlate' in philosophy.

Examples

"Il reddito è correlato al livello di istruzione."

Natural Translation

Income is correlated with the level of education.

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