one-to-one

adjective

1
: pairing each element of a set uniquely with an element of another set
2

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The space will be used for piercing parties, engraving and embroidery, private events and one-to-one consultations. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025 As Kerekes explained to me, karma isn’t simply the notion of retribution or some one-to-one exchange of good or bad. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Feb. 2025 These movies do not invite neat one-to-one comparisons, but The Substance and A Different Man — released last year within a few months of each other — are two films inadvertently in conversation. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025 Game code, assets and libraries aren’t a one-to-one fit. Elias Burke, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-to-one

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-to-one was in 1873

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“One-to-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-to-one. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

one-to-one

adjective
ˌwən-tə-ˈwən
: pairing each element of a set with one and only one element of another set
a one-to-one correspondence between the real numbers and the points on a straight line
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