corresponding
adjective
cor·re·spond·ing
ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-diŋ 
ˌkär-
1
a
: having or participating in the same relationship (such as kind, degree, position, correspondence, or function) especially with regard to the same or like wholes (such as geometric figures or sets)
corresponding parts of similar triangles
b
: related, accompanying
individual rights and their corresponding responsibilities
2
a
: charged with the duty of writing letters
corresponding secretary
b
: participating or serving at a distance and by mail
a corresponding member of the society
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Examples of corresponding in a Sentence
“Robert” is a boy's name, and the corresponding name for a girl is “Roberta.”
a test question and its corresponding chapter in the textbook
As the cost of steel goes up, expect to see a corresponding increase in building costs.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Murdoch also acknowledged the launch of Fox’s new Friday night college football window, which is averaging 2.62 million viewers season-to-date, up 13% versus the corresponding Friday Night SmackDown deliveries in the prior-year period.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
With the new extension, users gain a side-by-side view of data assets and corresponding metadata from Alation, which the company suggests creates a more collaborative data culture across the enterprise.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Other researchers, like Hutchins, increasingly want to store data there to ensure they are held on tribally sovereign lands under the corresponding legal frameworks.
—Bysandeep Ravindran, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Corresponding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corresponding. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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