Noun | 1. | correspondence - communication by the exchange of letters |
2. | correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" Synonyms: agreement | |
3. | correspondence - the relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount Synonyms: commensurateness, proportionateness | |
4. | correspondence - a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set | |
5. | correspondence - communication by exchange of letters | |
6. | correspondence - (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane | |
7. | correspondence - similarity by virtue of correspondence Synonyms: parallelism |
CORRESPONDENCE. The letters written by one to another, and the answers
thereto, make what is called the correspondence of the parties.
2. In general, the correspondence of the parties contains the best
evidence of the facts to which it relates. See Letter, contracts; Proposal.
3. When an offer to contract is made by letter, it must be accepted
unconditionally for if the precise terms are changed, even in the slightest
degree, there is no contract. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 904. See, as to the power of
revoking an offer made by letter, 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 933.