A mathematical measure of how much one number (such as a share price) is influenced by changes in another (such as an index).... more on: Correlation

a mathematical way of finding out if these abilities are related to each other

this is a measure of how the returns from one investment is correlated to those of another. It is very common to track the returns of hedge funds against market indices covering their areas of focus

A key quality control parameter, this is essentially a measurement of how much the particle distribution has changed between phase measurements. The less the distribution has changed, the higher the correlation, and the more precise the velocity measurement.

A mathematical measure of the similarity between images or areas within an image. Pattern matching, or correlation of an X by Y array size template to the same size image, produces a scalar number, the percentage of match. The template is usualy walked through a larger array to find the highest match.

A measure that describes how changes in the values of assets and/or liabilities are related to one another.