noun
correspondence
A close similarity or match between things.
The figures show a close correspondence between income and spending.
Etymology
Latin con- and respondere express answering one another. A correspondence between things is a figurative answering, in which a feature of one matches a feature of the other.
More examples
- Several correspondences appeared in the patterns.
- She questioned the claimed correspondence.
- The translation preserved a rough correspondence with the original.
Forms
correspondence · correspondences
Similar words
- similarity
- Does not always imply a point-by-point match.
- agreement
- Can describe matching facts or shared opinions.