correspondence | ||
1. | [ noun ] communication by the exchange of letters | |
Related terms: | written_communication card letter correspond | |
2. | [ noun ] compatibility of observations | |
Synonyms: | agreement | |
Examples: | "there was no agreement between theory and measurement" "the results of two tests were in correspondence" |
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Related terms: | compatibility conformity match | |
3. | [ noun ] communication by exchange of letters | |
Related terms: | first_class correspond | |
4. | [ noun ] (mathematics) an attribute of a shape; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane | |
Synonyms: | symmetry balance symmetricalness | |
Related terms: | asymmetry spatial_property regularity radial_symmetry bilaterality mathematics | |
5. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set | |
Synonyms: | map mapping | |
Related terms: | function isometry map | |
6. | [ noun ] the relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount | |
Synonyms: | proportionateness commensurateness | |
Related terms: | proportion | |
7. | [ noun ] similarity by virtue of correspondence | |
Synonyms: | parallelism | |
Related terms: | similarity | |
Similar spelling: |
correspondent corespondent co-respondent corresponding correspondingly |