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one-to-one

one-to-one

5 4.4
Each thing in one group matches exactly one thing in the other group
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʌn tə ˈwʌn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : uno a uno
  • In alphabetic braille, there is a one-to-one correspondence between a print letter and a braille symbol.
  • one-to-one correspondence
  • one-to-one relationship
  • one-to-one counseling

So it's not a direct one to one relationship.

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Examples

  • The software allows for a one-to-one mapping of data from the old system to the new one.

  • Districts no longer question moving to a one-to-one environment; instead, they are contemplating how to best make the move.

    Academic text (2015)

  • So it's not a direct one to one relationship.

    StarTalk

  • Well, so it's not a one to one relationship, right?

  • We're almost at a one to one ratio.

    Meet Kevin

  • Their school went one to one where each kid has their own, you know, device.

  • We're almost one to one on technology with laptops in our in our district.

  • So he really found what he thought was a one to one linkage, where for every gene there is one function.

  • "We have always known that the closer you can get to one-to-one, the better," Hobson said.

    Academic text (2011)

  • According to these statistics from HSCIC, offering one-to-one support is the most widely used approach to providing smoking cessation.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

bijective
vsone-to-one
  • Specialized
9.9

A function that pairs each item in one set with exactly one item in another set and vice versa

pairs members exactly but is a general relation, not the formal mathematical term

Surface Forms

one-to-one positive

Morphology

one-to-one = one (semi-transparent) = to + one

The components 'one' and 'to' are clear, but the specialized mathematical or relational meaning is not fully predictable from the parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'to' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

One-to-one comes from the simple idea of matching a single one 'to' another single one. Think of it like making pairs where each thing has exactly one partner, which is why one-to-one means a direct, single match or individual help.