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Corresponds vs Coordinate - What's the difference?

corresponds | coordinate |

As verbs the difference between corresponds and coordinate

is that corresponds is (correspond) while coordinate is .

As a noun coordinate is

.

As an adjective coordinate is

.

corresponds

English

Verb

(head)
  • (correspond)
    • ----

    correspond

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
  • to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
    • I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.

    coordinate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * co-ordinate

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of the same rank; equal.
  • * Law
    • whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country

    Usage notes

    The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /u?/ or /?/. The dieresis in the spelling emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling coordinate predominates.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
  • Something that is equal to another thing.
  • *

    • Related terms

    * axis

    Verb

    (coordinat)
  • To synchronize (activities).
  • To match (objects, especially clothes).

    • Derived terms

    * coordination, co-ordination * coordinator, co-ordinator * coordinatize

    See also

    * coordinately, * coordinateness, * coordinative, * uncoordinated,

    External links

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    Anagrams

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