respectively

«respectively» in Mova's judaism dictionary: In the same order as the things just mentioned; each one… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

In the same order as the things just mentioned; each one matching the one in the same place in a list. tree →

sense in the lessons

Important in maths and science problems: "Tom and Sue have 5 and 8 apples respectively" means Tom has 5 and Sue has 8. Phrases: respectively.

examples

• The three occurrences of the root SPR that follow, “with ספר SPR and ספר SPR and ספור SPWR”, are here interpreted respectively as סָפַר safar ‘to count’, representing counting/mahetmatics; סֵפר sefer ‘scroll, book’, representing writing; and סִפּוּר sippur, representing speech. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Tom and Sue have 5 and 8 apples respectively. tree →
• The red and blue teams scored 12 and 15 points respectively. tree →
• The boxes weigh 3 kg and 7 kg respectively. tree →
• Ann and Ben are 9 and 11 years old respectively. tree →
• The first and second prizes are 50 and 20 dollars respectively. tree →

note

Do not confuse with "respectfully" (politely, with respect). Maths: match the first name with the first number, the second with the second. Usually at the end of the sentence.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «respectively» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.