first-order correlation

NOUN
23 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

first-order correlation is a valid 23-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4I1R1S1T1-0O1R1D2E1R1C3O1R1R1E1L1A1T1I1O1N1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does first-order correlation mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant).