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agreement

agreement

6 1.6
When different measurements or results show the same thing
  • noun
  • /əˈɡriːmənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : concordancia
  • When you get agreement in the results, then you have established a new objective truth.
  • percentage agreement
  • interrater agreement
  • interobserver agreement

Because even within my local institution, there might not be exact agreement in terms of how things are coded and captured in the system.

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Examples

  • The third analysis revealed substantial agreement between the two scaled scores.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Particle physicists claim there is something wrong with theories that as a matter of fact work perfectly fine and are in agreement with all the data.

  • Uh, the town as a whole reached a financial agreement with the government.

  • Results indicated a lack of agreement on events that began or ended momentum.

    Academic text (1999)
  • But beyond this vague statement of principle, there was very little agreement as to how they should actually proceed.

  • There isn't currently agreement about why the cement job failed.

  • The intervention was implemented with 100% accuracy, and the interrater agreement between both researchers was 100%.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Cohen's coefficient was used to assess overall agreement between the two systems and data reliability.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Riddle retelling scores were coded with 100% agreement, and riddle explanation scores were coded with 98% agreement.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The scientists reported agreement in their findings, indicating that their measurements were consistent.

Synonyms

correspondence
vsagreement
24 4.2

A close match that shows two things are similar

refers to measured or observed matching across different readings
consistency
vsagreement
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Whether copies of the same data on different computers match each other

means matching results across measurements or observations rather than a technical model
consistence
vsagreement
6.9

The way parts or ideas fit together in an argument

focuses on matching measurements or observations rather than general harmony
noncontradiction
vsagreement
7.4

A state where statements or facts do not conflict

refers to matching measured values rather than only lack of contradiction

Idioms

71 2.1

Being of the same opinion as other people

Compounds

An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico

12 6.1

A legal contract made before marriage that says who keeps property if they divorce

3 4.2

A contract that lets someone use another person's invention, brand, or creative work

3 2.7

A document that writes down what two or more people agree to

People make a deal by speaking instead of writing

3 3.2

A written contract between workers and the company about pay and working rules

An agreement people make by trust that is not written or legally binding

2 3.0

A signed paper that shows the employer's and employee's pay, duties and job rules

2 3.6

A written contract that explains the details and rules for buying a house or other goods

An international agreement from 1947 to reduce taxes on imports and other trade barriers

1 4.6

A written promise between two or more companies to join and work as one company

1 2.8

A written contract where a seller transfers ownership of a house or car to a buyer for an agreed price

A written deal between an employer and employees, usually through a union, that sets pay and work conditions

A legally binding deal that is very hard to break

1 5.5

A written agreement about money or benefits given when an employee leaves a job

A plan for people or groups to work together without a formal contract

case agreement
  • Specialized
8.5

When a noun and words that describe it show the same case

A written deal that lets one company sell another company's products to stores

A contract that explains the terms for one company to buy another company

A legal contract a couple makes before marriage saying who owns what if they separate

8.8

A written contract between a ship's captain and crew about their work and pay

fair-trade agreement
  • Specialized
5.7

A deal where a maker tells stores not to sell a branded product below a fixed price

gender agreement
  • Specialized
6.2

Words in a phrase use the same masculine or feminine form

number agreement
  • Specialized
5.3

A rule that makes verbs and adjectives match a noun's singular or plural

person agreement
  • Specialized
7.7

Matching words like I, you, or he with the correct verb form in a sentence

How Consistent

concordance
1 7.7
agreement
  • Specialized
6 1.6
disagreement
268 1.6

Surface Forms

agreement singular
agreements plural

Morphology

agreement = agree (transparent) = agree + ment

This sense ('correspondence between measurements or statements') is a direct nominalization of the verb sense 'to agree' meaning 'to correspond or match'.

Etymology

Agreement comes from the verb agree, which also carried the idea of 'matching' or 'being in harmony'. So when measurements are in agreement, they 'match' or fit with each other.