correspondence theory

noun Philosophy.

the theory of truth that a statement is rendered true by the existence of a fact with corresponding elements and a similar structure.

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Nearby words

correspondence, correspondence column, correspondence course, correspondence principle, correspondence school, correspondence theory, correspondency, correspondent, correspondent bank, corresponding, corresponding angles

Compare coherence theory, pragmatic theory.

Origin of correspondence theory

First recorded in 1900–05

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