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Princeton's WordNet

  1. duplicate, matching, twin(a), twinnedadjective

    being two identical

  2. coordinated, co-ordinated, matchingadjective

    intentionally matched

    "curtains and walls were color coordinated"

Wiktionary

  1. matchingnoun

    A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one.

  2. matchingadjective

    The same as another; sharing the same design.

    A matching set of furniture

  3. Etymology: Combination of match and the present participle suffix: -ing.

ChatGPT

  1. matching

    Matching is the process of identifying or establishing a pair or set of entities, objects, elements, or individuals that correspond, harmonize, resemble or share similar attributes, characteristics, or criteria. This concept is used in various fields such as mathematics, computer science, psychology, economics, etc., where it can mean slightly different things depending on the context. For instance, in graph theory, a matching is a set of edges without common vertices; in economics, it refers to the study of how buyers and sellers are paired together in a market.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Matching

    of Match

Wikidata

  1. Matching

    In the mathematical discipline of graph theory, a matching or independent edge set in a graph is a set of edges without common vertices. It may also be an entire graph consisting of edges without common vertices.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of matching in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of matching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of matching in a Sentence

  1. Anda Cristescu:

    The biggest driver, in the end, is the consumer, we are part of this supply chain - and what they want, what we all want, is matching with our own vision for the kind of business we want to run.

  2. Tara McGowan:

    This isn't about matching Trump dollar-for-dollar online - this is about reaching voters where they are with the information they need to stay engaged, organized and mobilized to vote Trump out of office next November, democrats have been slow to evolve their strategies to meet the demand for online information. We are now ready to take the fight to Trump directly.

  3. Heidi Rehm:

    For Matchmaker Exchange our measure of success will be finding novel genes and matching patients with candidate genes to build evidence to implicate those genes in disease.

  4. Sarah Gordon:

    The American Rescue Plan provides a good deal for state budgets due to the availability of federal matching funds to cover the postpartum population, and historically, The American Rescue Plan has proven easier to garner political support for expansions of coverage to pregnant and postpartum women compared to other populations, such as low-income adults under traditional Medicaid expansion.

  5. Carson King:

    I'm just glad that Busch and Venmo are matching the donations and that we can continue to make a difference for the hospital, we're actually at $ 1.5 million in donations. I'm happy that we can keep helping them, the kids and families of the hospitals.

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