corresponding attributes

noun phrase

UK /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ ˈætrɪbjuːts/

US /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ ˈætrɪbjuːts/

These are the special things that match up with each other.

The matching shapes and colors are corresponding attributes of the two pictures.

SYNONYMS

matching features related qualities paired traits equivalent properties

RELATED WORDS

attributes correspondence features properties traits

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, the data fields that line up between two sets of records.

The program joined the tables using their corresponding attributes.

3. In math, the properties that stay the same when two figures are compared.

The two triangles share corresponding attributes like equal angles.

4. In science, the characteristics that go together in a pattern.

Scientists noted the corresponding attributes of the two species.