correlative.

1. Corresponding or mutually related to another thing.

2. Belonging to a paired grammatical construction whose elements work together.

3. A corresponding or related counterpart to another thing.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• correlative relationship
• correlative change

On the page

The report described a correlative relationship while leaving the causal direction unresolved.

A correlative change in the two measures required further explanation.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Relational adjective; ordinary degree comparison only where a meaningful characteristic is intended. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: effect assessment, evidence qualification, conditional reasoning, method comparison. Disciplines: argumentation, research interpretation, analytical writing. Commonness: uncommon.