Definition of Matching

1. Adjective. Being two identical.

Exact synonyms: Duplicate, Twin, Twinned
Similar to: Matched

2. Adjective. Intentionally matched. "Curtains and walls were color coordinated"
Exact synonyms: Co-ordinated, Coordinated
Similar to: Matched

Definition of Matching

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

2. Verb. (present participle of match#Verb match) ¹

3. Noun. (context: graph theory) 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Matching

1. match [v] - See also: match

Medical Definition of Matching

1. The process of making a study group and a comparison group in an epidemiological study comparable with respect to extraneous or confounding factors such as age, sex, weight, etc. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Matching

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matchlit
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Literary usage of Matching

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Institutional Investors in the New Financial Landscape by H. J. Blommestein, Norbert Funke (1998)
"2.5 Currency matching requirements Currency matching rules are also ... These currency matching rules are part of the wider solvency assessment system. ..."

2. The Bicentennial Census: New Directions for Methodology in 1990 by Constance F. Citro, Michael L. Cohen (1985)
"The statistical models discussed relate to a different issue from the one addressed in Appendix 4.1 when the models are to be used after the matching has ..."

3. The Ftc Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine & Carbon edited by Donald R. Shopland (1997)
"GRAPHIC In 1982, a study was published on a color-matching technique to INFORMATION provide better information on tar and nicotine yields to smokers ON TAR ..."

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