Usually means: One variable increases, other decreases.
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Definitions from WordNet (negative correlation)

▸ noun:  a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and -1


Opposite:
direct correlation

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Opposite:
direct correlation




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