correspondence
n.
exchange of letters; agreement; similarity
Correspondence
Correspondence
(n.)
The letters which pass between correspondents.
(n.)
Mutual adaptation, relation, or agreement, of one thing to another; agreement; congruity; fitness; relation.
(n.)
Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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correspondence
Noun
1. communication by the exchange of letters
(hypernym) written communication, written language
(hyponym) card
(part-meronym) letter, missive
(derivation) correspond
2. compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
(synonym) agreement
(hypernym) compatibility
(hyponym) conformity, conformance
(derivation) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
3. the relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount
(synonym) commensurateness, proportionateness
(hypernym) proportion, proportionality
4. a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set
(synonym) mapping, map
(hypernym) function, mathematical function
(hyponym) isometry
5. communication by exchange of letters
(hypernym) first class, 1st class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail, priority mail
(derivation) correspond
6. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
(synonym) symmetry, symmetricalness, balance
(hypernym) spatial property, spatiality
(hyponym) regularity, geometrical regularity
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
7. similarity by virtue of correspondence
(synonym) parallelism
(hypernym) similarity