Found 2 items, similar to correspondence.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: correspondence
correspondence
n 1: communication by the exchange of letters
2: compatibility of observations;
“there was no agreement
between theory and measurement”;
“the results of two tests
were in correspondence” [syn:
agreement]
3: the relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount
[syn:
commensurateness,
proportionateness]
4: a function such that for every element of one set there is a
unique element of another set [syn:
mapping,
map]
5: communication by exchange of letters
6: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact
correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing
line or plane [syn:
symmetry,
symmetricalness,
balance]
[ant:
asymmetry]
7: similarity by virtue of correspondence [syn:
parallelism]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Correspondence
Correspondence
\Cor`re*spond"ence\ (-sp?nd"ens), n. [Cf. F.
correspondance.]
1. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities;
especially, intercourse between persons by means of
letters.
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Holding also good correspondence with the other
great men in the state. --Bacon.
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To facilitate correspondence between one part of
London and another, was not originally one of the
objects of the post office. --Macaulay.
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2. The letters which pass between correspondents.
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3. Mutual adaptation, relation, or agreement, of one thing to
another; agreement; congruity; fitness; relation.
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