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Noun: positive correlation
  1. (statistics) a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
    - direct correlation

Derived forms: positive correlations

Type of: correlation, correlational statistics

Encyclopedia: Positive correlation

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