correspondence

Plural: correspondences

Noun

• communication by the exchange of letters
• compatibility of observations
  • "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
• the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount
• (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
• similarity by virtue of corresponding
• Mutual communication or discourse:
• Friendly discussion.
• Mutual communication or discourse:
• Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
• Mutual communication or discourse:
• Newspaper or news stories.
• Mutual communication or discourse:
• Postal or other written communications.
• Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc:
• An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
• Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc:
• A relation.
• Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc:
• A similarity between physical and spiritual things (e.g. light to wisdom, or warmth to love)

Synonyms

agreement, balance, commensurateness, parallelism, proportionateness, symmetricalness, symmetry

Antonyms

asymmetry

Related Words

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