matching

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmætʃɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of match#English|match

Adjective

matching (comparative better matching, superlative best matching)

1. The same as another; sharing the same design.

   We bought a new sofa and matching armchairs.

Translations

• French: See ensemble (noun), correspondant
• German: zusammenpassend

Noun

matching (plural matchings)

1. The process by which things are matched together or paired up.
2. (graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.

Translations

• Italian: abbinamento

Related terms

• matching number
• matching theorem
• maximum matching
• perfect matching

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