colligation vs correlation

colligation

noun
  • The formulation of a general hypothesis which seeks to connect two or more facts. 

  • A binding together. 

  • The co-occurrence of syntactic categories, usually within a sentence. 

correlation

noun
  • One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship. 

  • An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself. 

  • A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects. 

How often have the words colligation and correlation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )