correspondence
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əˈspɒn noun
1.
communication by exchange of letters.
2.
a letter or letters that pass between correspondents: It will take me all day to answer this business correspondence.
3.
Also, correspondency. an instance of corresponding.
4.
similarity or analogy.
5.
agreement; conformity.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin corrēspondentia. See correspondent, -ence
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin corrēspondentia. See correspondent, -ence
Related forms
non·cor·res·pond·ence, noun
pre·cor·re·spond·ence, noun
Synonyms
5. accord, concord, consonance.
5. accord, concord, consonance.
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Correspondence
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| a rational number or the limit of a sequence of rational numbers, as opposed to a complex number |
| a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set |
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or condition of agreeing or corresponding |
| 2. | similarity or analogy |
| 3. | agreement or conformity |
| 4. | a. communication by the exchange of letters |
| b. the letters so exchanged | |
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Word Origin & History
correspondence
early 15c., "harmony, agreement," from M.L. correspondentia, from correspondentem, prp. of correspondere "correspond," from com- "together" + respondere "to answer" (see respond). Sense of "communication by letters" is first attested 1640s.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
correspondence cor·re·spon·dence (kôr'ĭ-spŏn'dəns)
n.
A relationship between corresponding points on each retina such that stimulation produces a single image.
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Example sentences
Naively, there seems to be no correspondence between the experiment and the real astrophysical system.
The general result is that parts of the human genome are out of correspondence with the conditions of modern life.
Much of today's job correspondence is reviewed by applicant tracking systems, rather than real people.
Maintain editorial correspondence with prospective contributors.
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