Anticorrelated
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of anticorrelate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Having a negative correlation, such that one quantity increases when another decreases not-comparable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From anti- + correlated.
Etymology 2
From anticorrelate + -ed.
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