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Matching vs Hatching - What's the difference?

matching | hatching |

As verbs the difference between matching and hatching

is that matching is present participle of lang=en while hatching is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between matching and hatching

is that matching is 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 while hatching is a method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.

As an adjective matching

is the same as another; sharing the same design.

matching

English

Adjective

  • The same as another; sharing the same design.
    • ''A matching set of furniture

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.

    • Related terms

    * matching number * matching theorem * maximum matching * perfect matching

    hatching

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
  • A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.
    • We got a good hatching from the Swallowtail eggs.
  • The act of an egg hatching, eclosion

    • Verb

    (head)