As a verb, it means to show or have a close connection between two or more things. As a noun, it is one of two or more things that are closely related or affect each other.
From Medieval Latin *correlatus* 'related together', from *com-* 'together' and *relatus*, past participle of *referre* 'to refer, relate'. The idea is things that are referred or linked to each other.
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