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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tenuous correlation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a weak or uncertain relationship between two variables or concepts.
Example: "The study revealed a tenuous correlation between the amount of sleep and academic performance, suggesting that other factors may play a more significant role."
Alternatives: "a weak connection" or "a slight relationship".
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It's a tenuous correlation, as most addicts like Amber never would have met the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in the first place.
Elevated serum biomarkers may have a tenuous correlation with allergen-driven responses, making their use difficult [29].
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In light of the tenuous correlation between changes in presidential removal power and the underlying constitutional good of democratic accountability, I argue, removal power questions should be ranked as "political questions" beyond federal court competence.
And the recent heavy spike in Big Apple shootings this summer further illustrates the tenuous correlation between stop-and-frisks and the number of shootings as well as the number of guns taken off the streets.
Significant but tenuous correlation between time spent in sitting and rate pressure product implies that higher sitting time as measured on the Hausa IPAQ-SF is related to poor cardiorespiratory fitness (higher RPP indicates lower cardiorespiratory fitness).
A tenuous calm reigns.
It was a tenuous line.
The place may have a tenuous atmosphere.
But she is in a tenuous position.
But that remains a tenuous supposition.
Was love really such a tenuous thing?
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