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respectively | each |

As an adverb respectively

is in a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

As a determiner each is

all; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare {{term|every)}}.

As a noun each is

an individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.

respectively

English

Alternative forms

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Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.
    • ''Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively , at the 2010 Australian Open.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Despite of the absence of Shaun Derry and Adel Taarabt because of illness and injury respectively , the home side began superbly. Helguson twice threatened early on with shots from the right-hand corner of the box before Anton Ferdinand spurned a great chance at the back post following the Icelandic striker's header back across goal.}}

    See also

    * respective * irrespectively

    each

    English

    (EACH)

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • All; every; .
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
  • Every one; every thing.
  • For one; per.

    • Usage notes

    * The phrase beginning with (each) identifies a set of items wherein the words following (each) identify the individual elements by their shared characteristics. The phrase is grammatically singular in number, so if the phrase is the subject of a sentence, its verb is conjugated into a third-person singular form. Similarly, any pronouns that refer to the noun phrase are singular: *: Each''' candidate '''has 49 votes. *: Each''' voter must decide for '''herself .

    Related terms

    * each and every * each other * to each his own

    Noun

    (eaches)
  • (operations, philosophy) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
  • * 2007 , David E. Mulcahy, Eaches or Pieces Order Fulfillment, Design, and Operations Handbook , CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8493-3522-8, page 385:
    • An each , piece, single item, or individual item package.
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