Correspondence meaning

What does “correspondence” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“correspondence” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: communication by the exchange of letters.

correspondence

communication by the exchange of letters
compatibility of observations
“there was no agreement between theory and measurement”
“the results of two tests were in correspondence”
Synonymsagreement
the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount
Synonymscommensurateness proportionateness
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Synonymssymmetry symmetricalness balance
similarity by virtue of corresponding
Synonymsparallelism

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University