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corresponding

 
 
/ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

similar to or the same as something that you have just mentioned: Profit growth this year is estimated to rise 12.6% from the corresponding period last year.
happening as a result of something that you have just mentioned: Such pressures lead to employee exhaustion with corresponding declines in productivity.
correspondingly adverb The longer working hours means that correspondingly more work is done each week.
(Definition of corresponding adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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