Adjective: correlative ku're-lu-tiv
- Mutually related, having a correlation; varying or happening in a related or dependent manner
"urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlative with a fall in reproductive rate";
- correlate, correlated
- (grammar) expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation
"correlative conjunctions"
- Either of two or more related or complementary variables
"Height and weight are often correlatives in growth studies";
- correlate
Derived forms: correlatives
See also: mutual, reciprocal, related, related to
Type of: variable, variable quantity
Encyclopedia: Correlative