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correlator

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cor·re·late   (kôr'ə-lāt', kŏr'-)   
v.   cor·re·lat·ed, cor·re·lat·ing, cor·re·lates

v.   tr.
  1. To put or bring into causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relation.

  2. To establish or demonstrate as having a correlation: correlated drug abuse and crime.

v.   intr.
To be related by a correlation.
adj.   (-lĭt, -lāt')
Related by a correlation, especially having corresponding characteristics.
n.   (-lĭt, -lāt')
Either of two correlate entities; a correlative.

[Back-formation from correlation.]
cor're·lat'a·ble adj., cor're·la'tor n.
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