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Matching vs Pairing - What's the difference?

matching | pairing |

As verbs the difference between matching and pairing

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

As nouns the difference between matching and pairing

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 pairing is the combination or union of two things.

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

    pairing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The combination or union of two things.
    • The seeds were adjusted to make sure that there were good pairings for the tennis tournament.

    Derived terms

    * pairing function * pairing off * pairing time

    Verb

    (head)