correspondence theory: Meaning and Definition of

correspond'ence the"ory

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— Philos. Philos.
  1. the theory of truth that a statement is rendered true by the existence of a fact with corresponding elements and a similar structure. Cf. coherence theory, pragmatic theory.
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