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one-to-one
[ wuhn-tuh-wuhn ]
/ ˈwʌn təˈwʌn /
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adjective
Also one-one. (of the relationship between two or more groups of things) corresponding element by element.
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Origin of one-to-one
First recorded in 1870–75
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British Dictionary definitions for one-to-one
one-to-one
adjective
(of two or more things) corresponding exactly
denoting a relationship or encounter in which someone is involved with only one other personone-to-one tuition
maths characterized by or involving the pairing of each member of one set with only one member of another set, without remainder
noun
a conversation, encounter, or relationship between two people
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