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.
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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correlator

(ˈkɒrɪˌleɪtə)
n
(Tools) a device that locates leaks in water or gas lines through noise detection
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